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Old 04-18-2010, 08:56 PM   #13
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Re: merlin572 keeps poppin dipstick out

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Originally Posted by regan wilson View Post
The problem doesnt have be blowby . Crankcase windage can cuase it too . The last time I had a dipstick and had that problem I just put a vacuum cap with a hoseclamp on the tube and took it off when I wanted to check the oil.
Exactly. Windage can and will cause this to happen. I cured this problem on my 434 by plumbing a Moroso evac. system to the headers. Before I ran the evac, I had a small leak at the rear of the pan. But, after I hooked the evac. system up, no more leaks.
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