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Re: Crankcase Ventilation

To: David Sylvain <niosh@pop.ma.ultranet.com>
Subject: Re: Crankcase Ventilation
From: Jurgen Hartwig <gt0003a@prism.gatech.edu>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 11:19:31 -0800

David Sylvain wrote:
> 
> Lawrie,
> 
> I may have overstated my case when I used the word "goop."  What I see
> under the filler cap is mostly moisture (a few drops), and a little bit of
> white stuff which seems to be from the combination of moisture and oil.
> What I want to do is prevent this stuff from becoming a full-fledged goopy
> mess.

Dave, you say that you drive you B every day.  Short trips or long
trips?

Maybe you're not evaporating all the moisture in the crankcase, or
inside the valve cover in this case.  This time of year, you can have
some condensation in the case, but I can't honestly say how much.

Just a thought.

jay

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