I don't worry about the teaspoon after every run. I just put a piece of
cardboard down where the car is parked and throw it away when it gets too grody.
"If it ain't leakin', it's probably out of oil".
Geoff Branch
'74 Meejit "Yellow Peril"
'72 Innocenti 1300 Mini
----- Original Message -----
From "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns at ucdavis.edu>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 3:49 PM
Subject: crankcase venting
> Can anyone tell me why I need a PCV in the hose running from the timing
> cover vent to the intake manifold? If the oil filler cap is not vented then
> the only flow would be the blowby gasses heading for the intake manifold.
> Would that be enough to cause a problem? Heck, I'm tempted to just try it
> and see what happens.
>
> I still have the typical "teaspoon after every run" problem with my 1275
> even though I added the hose (with PCV) between the cover and the intake.
>
> Thanks,
> Glen Byrns
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