[DeTomaso] Oil Smoke From Breathers

[Pantdino]

Interesting idea--  if the crankshaft is hitting the oil and making an oil hurricane in there it would come out the breathers.

Jim






-----Original Message-----
From: John Bentley <gndplne at yahoo.com>
To: Dan F. Courtney <dan at excaliburre.com>; Dan Courtney <dfcex at excaliburre.com>
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Thu, May 19, 2011 1:37 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Oil Smoke From Breathers


Dan,
Any chance you have too much oil in it? 
JB

-- On Thu, 5/19/11, Dan Courtney <dfcex at pacbell.net> wrote:
From: Dan Courtney <dfcex at pacbell.net>
ubject: Re: [DeTomaso] Oil Smoke From Breathers
o: "Dan F. Courtney" <dan at excaliburre.com>, dfcex at excaliburre.com, 
DeRyke at aol.com, "Pantdino" <pantdino at aol.com>
c: detomaso at realbig.com
ate: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 1:31 PM

an Courtney
2 Years of Excellent Representation
xcalibur Commercial Real Estate Services
a Jolla, CA
858) 551-5455 P
858) 551-5456 F

rom: Dan F. Courtney 
ent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 2:32 AM
o: dfcex at excaliburre.com ; JDeRyke at aol.com ; Pantdino 
c: detomaso at realbig.com 
ubject: Re: [DeTomaso] Oil Smoke From Breathers

he engine is a somewhat beefed up street motor built by the top (at least most 
xpensive) engine shop in San Diego.
'll take it to one of his competitors and see what they say.
Dan

rom: Pantdino 
ent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 8:37 AM
o: dfcex at excaliburre.com ; JDeRyke at aol.com 
c: detomaso at realbig.com 
ubject: Re: [DeTomaso] Oil Smoke From Breathers

an, 
nless you are running super thin oil like 0W-30 replacing the synthetic oil 
ith non-synthetic would be a total waste of time.  
hat weight are you running?
Was this engine professionally built, or did you do it yourself?
IRC it is professionally built street motor and the builder said this is 
ormal.
f so, it is nonsense.  
ake the car to a respected mechanic in your area and ask him if it is 
normal".  
 suppose if the engine is a full race motor with minimal oil control rings it 
ould have more blowby than a street motor, but what you described is way out of 
ine for a street motor.
If what I have written is true the builder is just failing to admit he messed up 
nd stand behind his work
Jim


-----Original Message-----
rom: Dan Courtney <dfcex at pacbell.net>
o: JDeRyke at aol.com
c: detomaso at realbig.com
ent: Wed, May 18, 2011 4:05 am
ubject: Re: [DeTomaso] Oil Smoke From Breathers

i Jack,
I eliminated the PCV valve as a cause, next up I'll replace the Mobil 1 with non 
synthetic oil. The engine and cam has about 2,500 miles now, can it make do 
ithout the ZBBT?
f I still have this issue, how does one test for valve guide or valve stem 
eals (with the engine together)?
Thanks,
an
Dan Courtney
2 Years of Excellent Representation
xcalibur Commercial Real Estate Services
a Jolla, CA
858) 551-5455 P
858) 551-5456 F

rom: JDeRyke at aol.com 
ent: Monday, April 25, 2011 12:19 PM
o: dfcex at pacbell.net ; detomaso at realbig.com 
ubject: Re: [DeTomaso] Oil Smoke From Breathers

In a message dated 4/24/11 8:27:35 PM, dfcex at pacbell.net writes:

  If the problem is valve guides, or valve stem seals, would that show in a 
eak-down test?

No. 
ood luck, Dan- J Deryke 
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