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<blockquote data-quote="Martyn Goodwin" data-source="post: 46642" data-attributes="member: 2433"><p>My Comet has always been an oil guzzler - remember there is no timed breather pinion within the motor. After the recent rebuild that included new bearings - all of them inc the big end, new piston (8:1) and rings (with a 3 piece oil ring) new muff and liner etc but still no breather pinion it remained a oil guzzler even with compression so high generally the only way I can kick it over is using the decomp lever.</p><p></p><p>But the breather spindle IS in place with its slot wide open all of the time - that is why the oil finds a ready path out of the motor via the normal timed breather outlet, to which I have fitted a PCV valve - but the motor is pumping an oil rich mixture right up to that valve. And when the valve closes the vacuum created between the valve seat and the oil face prevents the oil in the line being drawn back into the motor - ergo - it ends up exiting via the breather pipe onto the ground.</p><p></p><p>I have been trying to avoid opening up the timing case to install a timed breather pinion and thus my (futile) attempts with PCV valves, elephant trunks, damper chambers and the like.</p><p></p><p>With just 2 weeks to go to a 6 day 2,000 mile rally I have just about run out of options so am now sourcing a breather pinion assembly and getting ready for yet another dive into the bowels of the beast.</p><p></p><p>According to Richardson the timed breather pinion should be installed so that it opens at 35 to 41 degrees ATDC and closes 2 degrees BBDC; Some time in the past Big Sid suggested that this should be advanced by around 8 degrees, so that the closing happens around 5 degrees ABDC. As far as the "official" riders handbook is concerned I was unable to find any information about breather opening and closing points</p><p></p><p>So - what are the ideal settings?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martyn Goodwin, post: 46642, member: 2433"] My Comet has always been an oil guzzler - remember there is no timed breather pinion within the motor. After the recent rebuild that included new bearings - all of them inc the big end, new piston (8:1) and rings (with a 3 piece oil ring) new muff and liner etc but still no breather pinion it remained a oil guzzler even with compression so high generally the only way I can kick it over is using the decomp lever. But the breather spindle IS in place with its slot wide open all of the time - that is why the oil finds a ready path out of the motor via the normal timed breather outlet, to which I have fitted a PCV valve - but the motor is pumping an oil rich mixture right up to that valve. And when the valve closes the vacuum created between the valve seat and the oil face prevents the oil in the line being drawn back into the motor - ergo - it ends up exiting via the breather pipe onto the ground. I have been trying to avoid opening up the timing case to install a timed breather pinion and thus my (futile) attempts with PCV valves, elephant trunks, damper chambers and the like. With just 2 weeks to go to a 6 day 2,000 mile rally I have just about run out of options so am now sourcing a breather pinion assembly and getting ready for yet another dive into the bowels of the beast. According to Richardson the timed breather pinion should be installed so that it opens at 35 to 41 degrees ATDC and closes 2 degrees BBDC; Some time in the past Big Sid suggested that this should be advanced by around 8 degrees, so that the closing happens around 5 degrees ABDC. As far as the "official" riders handbook is concerned I was unable to find any information about breather opening and closing points So - what are the ideal settings? [/QUOTE]
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