That's another irregularity cleared upclanger9 wrote:There's no "pipe" on the later breathers. The breather tube is cast into the engine casing. It exits through a 5/16" hole onto the final drive sprocket (LHS rear of engine). Here is my modified breather to route it to a catch tank (because I ran mine without a chain guard and without the copper pipe it used to blow oil down the side of the bike...)
There's no breather on the points side. Here's what the points side is supposed to look like:
No doubt I'm not the first person to have come across so many botched up jobs. It is so misleading when someone has to put it right.
I bought the manual in the beginning and that is limited in information.
The cylinder head is off an earlier model as it has the hole for the oil control to the inlet valve guide. All it says in the book/pdf is this was modified, unless I have missed something yet again.
Coming to the final stages of the engine build and the oil filter needs replacing but out of stock. Are there any mods for this or is it another internet search?
I'm beginning to sound like a Victor Meldrew in my old age
Any information is really appreciated despite the moaning.
Roger.