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Re: [TR] valve cover venting

To: dave <dave@ranteer.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] valve cover venting
From: Dave <dlhogye@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2020 18:10:42 -0700
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Dave,
You may need to just seal things up a little tighter or clean your engine mo=
re often.  A little seepage is more of a sealing problem.  There is a lot of=
 oil flinging around inside the cover.  A lot.  Especially if you have the a=
uxiliary oil feed tube to the rocker shaft.  If the original draft tube is i=
n place, the engine should be breathing enough.  You could get more venting f=
rom the valve cover by running a tube to a catch can.  It doesn't look like y=
ou have a real problem there.  When an engine isn't venting enough, it will p=
ush oil out of every possible spot.  Like the dipstick hole.  That would be a=
n indicator of a real breathing problem.  The venting on my race car valve c=
over connects to the original draft tube location and they both feed into a c=
atch can as per the rule book and proper ventilation of a race engine. If oi=
l does get into the valve cover bent or block vent, it drains right back int=
o the block. My catch can will only have oil in it if something catastrophic=
 happens.  I used to run K&N filters on my oil vent catch can, but once the f=
ilters got a little wet from oil vapors they stopped venting and oil started=
 coming out other places, like the dipstick hole.  Since I have removed the f=
ilters, I have not had any issues.
Clean your engine more often,
Dave H.=20

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> On May 6, 2020, at 1:53 PM, dave <dave@ranteer.com> wrote:
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> My valve cover is spitting oil from the vent, probably because of the perf=
ormance mods.
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> Been thinking if I run a pipe between the valve cover and the  intake mani=
fold, that would create enough suction to solve the problem?
> =20
> Does anyone make this or do I have to build it?
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Dave,</div><div id=3D"AppleMailSignatu=
re">You may need to just seal things up a little tighter or clean your engin=
e more often. &nbsp;A little seepage is more of a sealing problem. &nbsp;The=
re is a lot of oil flinging around inside the cover. &nbsp;A lot. &nbsp;Espe=
cially if you have the auxiliary oil feed tube to the rocker shaft. &nbsp;If=
 the original draft tube is in place, the engine should be breathing enough.=
 &nbsp;You could get more venting from the valve cover by running a tube to a=
 catch can. &nbsp;It doesn't look like you have a real problem there. &nbsp;=
When an engine isn't venting enough, it will push oil out of every possible s=
pot. &nbsp;Like the dipstick hole. &nbsp;That would be an indicator of a rea=
l breathing problem. &nbsp;The venting on my race car valve cover connects t=
o the original draft tube location and they both feed into a catch can as pe=
r the rule book and proper ventilation of a race engine. If oil does get int=
o the valve cover bent or block vent, it drains right back into the block. M=
y catch can will only have oil in it if something catastrophic happens. &nbs=
p;I used to run K&amp;N filters on my oil vent catch can, but once the filte=
rs got a little wet from oil vapors they stopped venting and oil started com=
ing out other places, like the dipstick hole. &nbsp;Since I have removed the=
 filters, I have not had any issues.</div><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature">Cle=
an your engine more often,</div><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature">Dave H.&nbsp;=
<br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On May 6, 2020, at 1:53 PM, dave &lt=
;<a href=3D"mailto:dave@ranteer.com";>dave@ranteer.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br>=
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oNormal">My valve cover is spitting oil from the vent, probably because of t=
he performance mods.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><=
/p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Been thinking if I run a pipe between the valve co=
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