[DeTomaso] Ford Help!!
MikeLDrew at aol.com
MikeLDrew at aol.com
Tue May 18 23:12:43 EDT 2010
In a message dated 5/18/10 20 05 26, asajay at asajay.com writes:
> I have the -same- problem. Lived with it for years. In my case, I'm
> pretty sure the breather cap to valve cover simply can -not- be sealed
> properly. That and the PVC is not a tight fit, just snug, which allows
> some bypass there too. So I get an oil film on the drivers side of the
> engine. It's nearly not even noticeable until after having driven the
> car a lot of miles. I just lived with it and cleaned it up before car
> shows.
>
Is he running an open breather on the other valve cover? It's not unusual
for older engines to puff oil smoke like a steam engine at idle/low rpm.
Having a closed system, where that breather has a hose that leads to the air
cleaner, alleviates the problem by masking it from view.
Mike
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