Afternoon chaps – after a bit of help/advice if possible
Am in the middle of stripping and rebuilding the rear end of the engine in my raider (carb, inlet, exhaust manifold, turbo, pipework, air filter, intercooler, header tank etc) its been rebuilt previously but is a bit rough round the edges, Ill start a blog when I get 5 mins but currently all of my time is taken up cleaning engine parts!
Anyway I have a few questions (though im sure this will grow!) based on comments/pictures Ive seen on here but need to clarify exactly what I do
Firstly, there is a breather pipe coming off the side of the lobster back with a one way valve inserted which leads to a metal pipe that goes into the back of the turbo – is this pipe needed? I cant see it fitted to other people’s cars as I can see that people blank off that pipe on the lobster back. Also if I don’t need this pipe any advice on what I can use to block the hole on the turbo?
Secondly, I notice from pictures that people buy silicon hoses without the overboost switch on the hose leading from the Turbo – Do I not need this switch? I need to order new hoses so shall I order without? If I don’t fit the switch what would you recommend doing to the wires for it – can I remove them or is it better to hide them away. Trying to tidy the bay up a bit – there are pipes and wires everywhere!
Lastly, Im removing the pipework that comes off the side of the anti-perc fan – im also then removing the sensor/valve thing that the hose goes on to – this again has a wire leading to it. So my questions are, will this cause any running problems? What does it do? Can I again remove the wires?
Thanks in advance for any help!
Cayman