Hi Paul,
According to what others have said, it's not a significant problem. I
suspect that if an engine had a lot of blowby and/or the PCV system
wasn't working then there might be an issue. The valve covers were
originally designed for the old-school pushrods and rockers, and the
Ford engines were just out of the draft-tube crankcase ventilation era.
It might be that current engine technology manages the oil spray in the
valve train area a little better.
I currently have an aftermarket breather cap on the left side (it's not
connected to the air cleaner assembly) that just has the vent holes on
the underside and some kind of foam baffle inside it. We'll see if it
turns out to be an issue.
Theo
________________________________
From: Paul.Tonizzo@sybase.com [mailto:Paul.Tonizzo@sybase.com]
Sent: April 22, 2009 12:30 PM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Cc: Smit, Theo
Subject: valve cover baffles
Hi Theo,
With the baffles removed, would that cause a problem with
venting?
For example, the oil cap now gets covered in oil and when the
engine
"breathes" the oil can splash onto the outside of the valve
cover?
Paul
"Smit, Theo" <Theo.Smit@dynastream.com> wrote on 04/22/2009
12:18:00 PM:
> That's likely true. Not all the rockers hit, and the ones that
did,
> only hit where there is a small projecting crease in the
baffle
> plate. I will probably end up going with roller rockers at
some
> point and I'll end up having to remove the baffles at that
point
> anyway. Since I have to go in, I might as well do the removal.
>
> Theo
>
> From: Paul.Tonizzo@sybase.com [mailto:Paul.Tonizzo@sybase.com]
> Sent: April 22, 2009 10:13 AM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Cc: Smit, Theo
> Subject: Re: Tigers Digest, Vol 3, Issue 163
>
> Classic Sunbeam told me that you can just bend the baffle to
make it
> closer to the valve cover to fix this issue.
>
> Paul
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