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156 Workshop Manual, TPD 1350, issue 3
New 1000 Series
Engine breather
Open breathers fitted to New 1000 Series engines
have a pipe connected to the rocker cover which will
allow any crankcase pressure to pass directly from
the engine. A gauze strainer (A) may be fitted to
remove any oil mist and return it to the rocker cover.
Open breather
To clean and to renew 18-5
To clean
Note: It is not necessary to remove the body of the
breather from the rocker cover to obtain access to the
gauze.
1 Release the hose clip and remove the hose from
the breather cover (A1). Release the breather cover
from the body of the breather (A4). The cover is a
press fit onto the body.
2 Remove and discard the plastic gauze (A2).
3 Clean the body of the breather with clean kerosene.
Ensure that all of the kerosene is removed from the
breather after cleaning.
4 If necessary, renew the "O" ring seal (A3).
5 Check that the inside of the breather pipe is clean.
If the pipe is not clean, release the setscrews and
remove the pipe. Wash the pipe with kerosene and
dry it with low-pressure air.
6 Renew the plastic gauze.
7 Fit the cover to the breather body, ensure that it is
securely fitted.
8 Fit the breather pipe and tighten the hose clips.
To renew
To renew the complete breather assembly the body of
the breather must be removed from the rocker cover:
Note: The breather is fastened to the rocker cover by
a screw thread on the bottom of the breather body.
1 Release the hose clip and remove the hose from
the breather cover.
2 Fit a "C" spanner to the lugs at the bottom of the
breather body and turn the spanner counterclockwise
to release and discard the breather.
3 Clean the threads in the rocker cover and on the
new breather assembly.
4 Fit the new breather by hand and tighten it into the
rocker cover with the "C" Spanner.
5 Fit the breather pipe and tighten the hose clip.
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