I had the same problem with oil in the M1 manifold. I just wound up
plugging the pcv up and ran it that way.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Clark <mike@mikesdakota.com>
To: DML <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 8:56 PM
Subject: DML: MPI: round 2
> I tried to post this Saturday, but due to technical difficulties I was
> unable to. So here it is......
>
> ================================
>
> Well, I just pulled the tb adaptor this morning and milled down
> (hacksawed!) the fuel rail mounts about 3/16th of an inch. This gave
> me the extra space I needed to get my injectors fully seated like they
> should be. Reset the comp. and on the first test drive I could tell
> the top end was stronger than it had been all week. Gtech is showing
> somewhere around 10hp improvement and the comp. hasn't even re-learned
> anything yet. Low end torque seems unaffected so far, still nice and
> strong. The procedure took about an hour from start to finish and
> seems to have made a significant improvement. After I had milled the
> mounts and went to re-seat the injectors I could feel and hear them
> snap down into the bosses. Before they didn't do this....
>
> One thing I noticed when I pulled the adapter off -- which btw was
> kinda tough to remove after the rtv had sealed, crowbar was required
> -- is that the inside of the manifold was coated with oil! Nothing
> bad just a thin shean. You coulndn't see it you had to touch it to
> tell it was oily. It appears to be comming in from the vacuum tree
> from the pcv hose. I have baffles installed in my mp valve covers,
> and my pcv valve rattles when I shake it, so is it normal to have some
> oil residue inside the manifold? I think I'm going to replace the pcv
> valve and hope that fixes it. There isn't anywhere else the oil could
> be comming from is there? I know it's not the bellypan cause I don't
> have one anymore. ;-)
>
> =================================
>
> That was Saturday, today on the way to work I could feel a DEFINATE
> improvement in top end. Only have about 20 miles since the reset and
> it's already better than before the MPI was put on, and it's getting
> better everytime I drive.....
>
> --Mike www.mikesdakota.com
>
>
>
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