bsa b40 oil way query

[alwaysintheshed]

hi folks thanx for helping me out with my last problem, finishing off the b40 and since i lost all the photos ive taken since starting the rebuild i dont know where the pipe goes to from this oil way ,
any ideas? or anyone with a c15 have a look for me
photo below.

[Goldie]

I have owned 2 C15s and a B40 in my youth, and i can't recall that pipe coming out of the rockerbox.
It looks to me that someone has fitted a breather pipe into the rockerbox to try and relieve pressure in the rockerbox.

Just push on a bit of pipe and route it towards the back of the bike or into a small plastic bottle

[alwaysintheshed]

ahh thats why its not mentioned in any of the books ive got then, cheers ill just run a pipe from it to a small bottle, many thanx mark.

[Goldie]

I would use a clear length of plastic pipe. Fire the bike up and put your thumb over the end of the pipe to feel if there is any pressure there.
Also you can see if oil. if any, is being blowen out the breather.

I have breather pipes on the rocker caps of my pre-unit Triton, which go into a small plastic bottle cable tied to the frame near the back of the engine.

I have never had to empty bottle.