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Re: smoke from 216 valve cover BIG CHEVY 3600 #466110 10/29/2008 11:14 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 393 Vancouver, BC R Rusty Shackleford 'Bolter
Rusty Shackleford 'Bolter R Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 393 Vancouver, BC	So, should the vents be open towards the front or towards the rear? Does the valve cover fit both ways? I get a bit of smoke out of the vents once the engine is off. ('47 216) It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
smoke from 216 valve cover	mazzer	10/28/2008 9:44 PM
Re: smoke from 216 valve cover	Wrenchbender Ret.	10/28/2008 11:37 PM
Re: smoke from 216 valve cover	Harvester	10/29/2008 12:56 AM
Re: smoke from 216 valve cover	truckernix	10/29/2008 1:31 AM
Re: smoke from 216 valve cover	mazzer	10/29/2008 9:02 PM
Re: smoke from 216 valve cover	BIG CHEVY 3600	10/29/2008 10:34 PM
Re: smoke from 216 valve cover	Rusty Shackleford	10/29/2008 11:14 PM
Re: smoke from 216 valve cover	Harvester	10/30/2008 12:48 AM
Re: smoke from 216 valve cover	Dusty	10/30/2008 8:44 AM
Re: smoke from 216 valve cover	Bill Schickling	11/01/2008 2:58 AM

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