Are you using the external oil feed to the cylinder head? This will make
the situation worse. I ran into the same thing when I was running SU's and
I drilled and tapped the intake manifold and fitted a PCV valve. Richard
Good's kit does the same thing (except better than I did it).
Terry Geiger
Florence, Alabama USA
http://www.shoalsbritishcars.org
'74 TR6 (for sunny days)
'59 TR3A (basket case)
'84 Mercedes Benz Turbo Diesel (for the wife to drive)
'90 Chevy S10 (parts fetcher)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Salvatore" <6parts@charter.net>
>I don't know if this is coincidence or not; but since I put the su's on oil
>is
> blowing by the oil fill cap and on to the valve cover and more. Very
> messy.
> Since the su's don't have an inlet for the breather tube coming out the
> valve
> cover; I just put longer hoses on and ran them to the ground. Could this
> be
> causing some sort of back draft. Or should I put a Mr. Gasket oil
> breather on
> the valve cover tube?
> The cap is fairly new ,10 months, and I don't see anything wrong with it,
> so
> I've ruled out the cap.
> Or is this a sign of something more serious?
>
> thanks
>
> Al Salvatore
> 76tr6
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