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Engine blowing oil around carb onto intake
My engine is blowing oil out all over the place. It's pooling up on the intake under the breather on both sides of the carb. Any ideas what's causing this? Casting number cross references to 307 but the guy I got it from says its a 350 with a fairly recent overhaul. I'm not sure....
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Re: Engine blowing oil around carb onto intake
So...wheres it coming from? It might be something as simple as loose intake bolts.
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Re: Engine blowing oil around carb onto intake
Wide side: hello from just up the road a bit!!!! I wished I knew where it was coming from. I don't think it's intake bolts because there are no water leaks or apparent vacuum/air leaks because it runs ok but I will check for sure tomorrow. I hope it's something simple and not major. Could it be a major issue?????
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Re: Engine blowing oil around carb onto intake
Intake bolts can leak oil even if they're tight, and without air or water leaks. Some of the bolts extend into the lifter galley. Can't recall which bolts need thread sealer..... hopefully someone will jump in. Or just seal them all to be sure.
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Re: Engine blowing oil around carb onto intake
My first thought was no sealant on the intake bolts, Most intakes need to be re torqued after a bit of run time.
Do you have a copper oil line running to the oil pressure gauge? make sure its not got a pin hole and spraying oil (yea i just come up with any other possible source of oil, seem pretty far fetched)
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Re: Engine blowing oil around carb onto intake
Yes copper line, I will check that to. I'm really worried because I read some info on this when I googled it and many say it is caused by blow by due to bad piston rings, etc, any thoughts on that? Is that possible?
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Re: Engine blowing oil around carb onto intake
Forgot to mention that oil pressure is good when cold but gage bottoms out when hot at idle but jumps right back up and pegs out when u give it gas
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Re: Engine blowing oil around carb onto intake
What do you have for crankcase ventilation? Are the valve covers n& air cleaner original? Is there a tube to the filter housing from the valve cover and a PCV valve on the other side? If it has aftermarket valve covers & air cleaner,what's there for venting? If you have a PCV valve,is it clogged?
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Re: Engine blowing oil around carb onto intake
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A functioning PCV system is paramount in these old engines. Gary
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Re: Engine blowing oil around carb onto intake
Gonna need some pics here.
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Re: Engine blowing oil around carb onto intake
Ill get some pics together later today. I will look at the crankcase ventilation as well....
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Re: Engine blowing oil around carb onto intake
Could also be as simple as valve cover gaskets though they usually leak on the outside.However I have seen people tighten them too much on the outter bolts and cause a leak on the intake side.
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Re: Engine blowing oil around carb onto intake
The two center intake bolts on both sides go into the lifter valley and need sealant or they will leak.
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Re: Engine blowing oil around carb onto intake
This is common and an easy fix........
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Re: Engine blowing oil around carb onto intake
Those intake bolts can leak (seep),but not how the author of this thread describes.
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Re: Engine blowing oil around carb onto intake
Not sure what's going on yet, did not get a chance to look into it today. The oil seems to pool up more on the drivers side than the passenger side. Ther reason I say it's "spraying is because there is a light film of oil on the underside of the breather and on the carb, valve cover and intake all around the carb area. Confused!!!!!
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Re: Engine blowing oil around carb onto intake
You absolutely certain it is oil, and not coolant that has mixed with grime to become that color?
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