Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Morgan Three Wheeler & Super 3 Anyone relocate their oil vent line?

I don't feel confident using heat around the engine so ended up drilling out the old plug which had rounded off almost immediately I showed it the Allen key. I started with a 6mm drill, stepping up to 8mm. The tap drill size for 1/8 NPT is 8.5mm so some care is needed here. The remainder of the plug then came out easily with an Eazi-Out, after which I cleaned up the thread with a 1/8 NPT-27 tap. I removed the Reed Valve Chamber cover in order to clean up after the drilling but damaged the gasket in the process (and there don't appear to be any replacements available in the UK) so I'm going to have to make one.

By the way, my old vent line was clean as a whistle, maybe because the car is kept in a dry, warm garage?

Following Planenut's lead I used the following components:



I decided to use a stainless blanking plug just in case I ever need to remove it.



Although, an alloy (aka cheese) one would obviously do the job.



I'm using a clear, thick-walled vent tube so that I can keep an eye on what's going on.



You'll need a couple 13-15mm hose clips too.