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#771634 08/15/2011 12:58 AM
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My little engine is a movie star!

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Looks nice. How come you have 2 PCV valves?

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Haha, ya it has 2. Guess it would work fine if the oil cap lets air in. It is a good looking engine. You did a nice job. Got a couple of videos myself.


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Thanks for the nice words. As for the the engine's ventilation, I do use two PCV valves and the oil fill cap as the breather, as it was designed. The road draft tube hole is blocked with a freeze plug.
A shop that did some work for me recommended one PCV valve in one valve cover, and a breather in the other. So, I gave that suggestion a try. When I did I began to see that the oil fill cap began to spit out tiny drops of oil. A very small amount overall, but I thought the change I made was causing inadequate ventilation, so I went back to two PCV valves. The oil fill cap then stopped spitting oil in the amount that it had been.
I've thought about putting a PCV valve in the old road draft tube hole so I could put on those cool original valve covers without the holes for the PCV and breater.

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man, that is a shrp looking engine and sounds real good, good work

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thats a fine engine for sure! i like the clean look too!


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