Drew, your car comes from the time when smoking was good; showed character and
being green meant sea-sickness. Leaks are good since they show that you haven't
run out of oil yet. Smoke is also good since it indicates that the car runs.
Fire, now fire is bad and means you should run too.
The key is to figure out how much smoke indicates fire and, like the song said,
when to run. But you have to be careful since, in British cars, most smoke
indicates leaks (typically onto the exhaust pipe) and not fire. It's an art;
you'll learn.
Cheers,
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Andrew Frink
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 4:06 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: smoke/steam/vapor from oil filler cap
I've only driven a few short trips, but I've noticed that if I pop my
hood after driving long enough to get the car up to temperature there
is a bit of vapor/steam/smoke(?) coming from the oil filler neck on
the valve cover. I pulled off the cap and noticed that it is set up
to vent to the atmosphere. Is this normal?
-Drew
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Andrew Frink
Salt Lake City, UT
drewfrink@mac.com
1962 Triumph TR4
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