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Re: Vented Valve Cover - Why ? 1954 3604 Dusty53 #1255414 02/18/2018 1:00 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	Those slits in the valve cover might also have allowed water to enter over the head, if the cowl-vent-scoop drain hose was short or poorly routed/positioned. Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

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Vented Valve Cover - Why ? 1954 3604	Dusty53	02/15/2018 2:48 PM
Re: Vented Valve Cover - Why ? 1954 3604	Hotrod Lincoln	02/15/2018 2:55 PM
Re: Vented Valve Cover - Why ? 1954 3604	brokenhead	02/15/2018 2:57 PM
Re: Vented Valve Cover - Why ? 1954 3604	Dusty53	02/15/2018 3:53 PM
Re: Vented Valve Cover - Why ? 1954 3604	sstock	02/16/2018 2:40 PM
Re: Vented Valve Cover - Why ? 1954 3604	Dusty53	02/16/2018 7:27 PM
Re: Vented Valve Cover - Why ? 1954 3604	52Carl	02/17/2018 1:00 AM
Re: Vented Valve Cover - Why ? 1954 3604	Hotrod Lincoln	02/18/2018 5:23 AM
Re: Vented Valve Cover - Why ? 1954 3604	panic	02/17/2018 1:22 AM
Re: Vented Valve Cover - Why ? 1954 3604	52Carl	02/18/2018 1:19 AM
Re: Vented Valve Cover - Why ? 1954 3604	panic	02/18/2018 4:17 AM
Re: Vented Valve Cover - Why ? 1954 3604	52Carl	02/19/2018 1:34 AM
Re: Vented Valve Cover - Why ? 1954 3604	tclederman	02/18/2018 1:00 PM
Re: Vented Valve Cover - Why ? 1954 3604	sstock	02/18/2018 2:35 PM
Re: Vented Valve Cover - Why ? 1954 3604	Maybellene	02/18/2018 2:11 PM
Re: Vented Valve Cover - Why ? 1954 3604	Hotrod Lincoln	02/18/2018 3:18 PM
Re: Vented Valve Cover - Why ? 1954 3604	delux54panel	02/19/2018 2:12 AM
Re: Vented Valve Cover - Why ? 1954 3604	Hotrod Lincoln	02/19/2018 2:32 AM

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