Reply To: Engine breather pipe.

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Not a stickler for originality myself..it’s all about what works the best. That certainly looks like an interesting option.

I didn’t do the engine overhaul myself which, as it turned out, I wish I had. It was the conclusion of a sorry saga discussed here some time ago involving a complete engine rebuild when in fact the problem was entirely related to a minute hairline crack in the cylinder head which did not show up under a professional test. We eventually found another head from a fellow member of our local French club which I think was from a very early car since there were some strange dimensional differences including the overall height and much taller pedestals for the rocker shaft. Still after much fiddling to fit it to our I’D block, it seems to work and I don’t think it is related in any way to the excessive pressure in the crankcase.

Many thanks for your interest and advice.