The tappet cove has a curiously bent steel pipe brazed to it which the flexible pipe from the control valve connects to. When I first got the Moke the rubber diaphram was missing but I managed to obtain one and fit it. When I came to remove the cylinder head due to the gasket blowing, I had great difficulty removing the exhaust pipe from the manifold as the pipe from the tappect cover was hard up against the exhaust clamp also the flexible pipe had been so close to the exhaust manifold that it was partially melted. On reassembly I assumed that the tappet cover was perhaps on the wrong way round as the pipe 'u' bend went down from the cover, was full of oil and interfered with the exhaust. So I tried fitting it the other way round, only to find that it then collided with the exhaust manifold preventing the cover from seating properly, so in the end I cut the steel pipe so that I could at least assembly the exhaust and prevent the flexible pipe from melting.
After asking a few people the suggestion was made that I obtain another blank tappet cover, fit it and block up the hole in the inlet manifold. to that end I managed to get a pair of covers from e-bay for 99p plus postage.
These covers are from a later mini and I'm thinking that the one with the breather on may well fit and miss the exhaust manifold.
So do I fit this one or fit the blank and chuck the control valve etc. away? ( I'm usually of the opinion that if something has been designed, manufactured and fitted its usually for a good reason and so I am usually reluctant to delete said item).
Chris
Yes, you guessed right, no cranck case breather valve and 2 plain tappet covers. 8AC engine number too.