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1. Re: Oil filler cap mystery (score: 1): Author: F.vanDalen@LR.TUDelft.NL (F. van Dalen); Date: Sun, 1 Oct 1995 12:42:01 +0100; Hi Guys, Thank you all very much in solving the oil filler cap mystery for me. I put the various responses together, and found the section in Haynes that explains that to test the PCV valve you shoul; /html/mgs/1995-10/msg00001.html (6,625 bytes)
2. Oil filler cap mystery (score: 1): Author: F.vanDalen@LR.TUDelft.NL (F. van Dalen); Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 09:46:12 +0100; I spent part of this summer's vacation in France, trying to keep up with with a friend in a Westfield Seven. One day we stood bent over my B's engine compartment admiring a knocking sound from what i; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00720.html (7,579 bytes)
3. Re: Oil filler cap mystery (score: 1): Author: "Gary R. Burrell" <burrelgr@tuns.ca>; Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 09:58:28 -0300; Well Frank you just succesfuly tested your breather control valve (PCV valve) and it passed. I haven't really though it out but probably removing the cap changes the crankcase pressure and cuts the v; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00726.html (9,035 bytes)
4. Re: Oil filler cap mystery (score: 1): Author: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>; Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 10:17:17 -0400 (EDT); I'll take a guess... If you had a really really worn intake valve, opening the valve cover allows fresh air into the cover which could be sucked into the cylinder on the intake stroke through the int; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00730.html (8,540 bytes)
5. Re: Oil filler cap mystery (score: 1): Author: "White, Richard H." <White@courier3.aero.org>; Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 07:40:00 -0700; Frank, my midget did the samething. Rings starting to wear, lots of blow-by, the engine ran much better without the hose connected. I plugged the manifold and just removed the hose/valve, venting the; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00731.html (8,746 bytes)
6. Re: Oil filler cap mystery (score: 1): Author: vortex@worldaccess.nl (Bert Palte); Date: Fri, 29 Sep 1995 17:32:30 +0100; Well, there IS an explanation for this phenomenon. On my 1970 B, there is a flexible hose from one of the tappet covers to the rear end of both carburettors. You didn't mention the year of your car,; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00735.html (9,315 bytes)
7. Re: Oil filler cap mystery (score: 1): Author: ek_john_luthy <luthy@cesd.servtech.com>; Date: Sat, 30 Sep 1995 01:27:52 -0400 (EDT); IF your car has a working positive crankcase ventalition system then the answer is quite simple... You already stated that your car was running abit on the rich side. When you opened the crank-case t; /html/mgs/1995-09/msg00746.html (8,496 bytes)

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