hey all,
i just went and bought one of those little filter doovers for on top of my rocker cover.
now, do i just remove the others from the carby and block and just plug em up???
i read a couple of posts on the subject and they only contradicted each other...
please help

Do you know what you are removing, what it does, why it is there, & what effect it will have if it is removed?

If not, then tread carefully as you could be robbing performance instead of increasing it. Buying a workshop manual that relates to the engine that you have will go a long way towards avoiding mistakes.

You get cortradictory posts when people write in with advice on subjects that they know little or nothing about. The 'book' knows all.

What car & engine is this that you are about to attack?

its an a14 with t/hitachis.

Is this an original GX setup, or something else?

dunno if gx..
all i know is its an a14, with the factory flat top hitachis and heat sheild and water up in manifold. thats bout all i can tell ya

As dodgeman said. If you don't know why you are doing it, then it's probably not money well spent.

By removing the hoses to the PCV valve, you are doing nothing to improve performance and everything to do with increasing emissions. The only positive side affect might be that you are replacing a tatty looking old hose with a flashy filter.

There are reasons that other people might not want to retain the PCV system. But with a stock engine you are not one of these people.

If you don't believe us, go have a read about what a PCV valve does, then decide if removing it is a good idea.

It sounds like an original GX setup & these were a fairly well sorted design that complied with all the relevant laws.

You will be well advised to think twice about removing stuff without a good understanding of the outcome first.

I went to my library & got a bit of a surprise.
The Gregories 180B manual [No. 110] shows only the earlier round top carbs. No help there.
The Factory 180B/ 610 manual [April '76] makes no reference to twin carbs at all.

The Factory 200B/ 810 manuals [i have three diferent ones] does not refer to twin carbs either.

BINGO
The factory series 1 Bluebird/ 910 manual was the jackpot. When the series 1 Bluebird was released, they used an English language version of the international manual. There was a second & much thinner manual that covered those parts of the car that were unique to Australian models. Later on they used an Australian produced book that covered the series 1 & 2 & left out all the bits that did not relate to Australian models.

The Book that i have is dated January 1982 & gives a comprehensive coverage of this basic carburettor setup, so it should be good for what you need.

In fact, there's a Bluebird Book on e-bay right now & it's located only about 10 miles/ 16K from me, although the competition looks interesting. [sorry Chris]

If you like you could drop him a line & ask if it's got the twin carbs. What happens next is up to you.

yeah cool.
thanks dodge. your a friggin info dynamo....
ill look into it.
btw... im not hoping for my car to gain any power. all i wanna do is p1ss off some of the big,ugly hoses that are strangling my donk...