Hi Eric,
My '70 has the same problem. Had 30k when I bought it (31 years ago!) and
now has 62k. It has done this since day one.
What you need is an oil separator. It is an in-line device that goes
between the valve cover and the carb. Just drain the separator when you
change oil. My buddy has one on his race car and it works quite well.
You can buy them commercially but I found a "Build your own" version at
http://www.y8s.com/celica/air-oil/ . I plan to try one on mine as I too am
tired of oil on the air cleaners.
Best regards,
Fred Schroeder
'70 2000
SRL311-13359
TDROC
Home page http://schroeder-family.us
e-mail roadster@schroeder-family.us
Behold the superfluous. They are always sick. They
vomit their gall and call it a newspaper.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche 1844-1900
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Frisbee" <efrisbee@charter.net>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 12:34 AM
Subject: "PVC" on valve cover...
> Hey all!
> It's me... again! Tonights insanity includes that crazy PVC
> fitting thing. I removed that hose from the fitting on the valve cover
to
> the air filter because I was tired of oil soaked filters. I replaced it
> with a slick little air filter from O'Reilly Automotive and it looks very
> cool... only now, it's oil soaked and spitting a tiny bit of oil out. I
> figured it had to be air-borne oil, so I added a little filter inside the
> baffles in the valve cover... did it fix it? NO! Now I am getting MORE
oil
> spraying out that cute little filter of mine. WHY??!?!?!
>
> I have a '70 2000, mostly stock, 66K miles on the clock and suspect it's
> actual mileage. I have that evaporative tank in the trunk and looks like
> most of the plumbing is still set up (if someone knows how that is
supposed
> to go, I'd very much appreciate a few pointers!) Car has some great
> compression, but haven't tested the leakdown in the cylinders. I don't
> *think* I have an exhaust leak into the engine? The air that comes out of
> that valve cover isn't all that hot and at pressure. Not sure what else
> could be causing this problem though... and I'm very tired of oil all
over
> my engine.. who wouldn't though?
>
> Thoughts anyone?? thanks in advance!!!!
>
> Eric
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