Terrible Tom <silvereightynine@aol.com> wrote:
> Just went out and looked at a couple more things... I pulled the PCV
> valve hose off and I have good strong vaccum there... plugging the PCV
> valve nipple on the valve cover, and with the oil filler cap removed...
> theres pressure puffing from the oil filler cap hole in the valve cover.
> With what is either smoke and/or vapor visible. With the PVC valve
> hose reattatched - I can still feel pressure from the oil filler hole.
> Not good...
Yeah, doesn't sound like a great situation overall. :-( Have you
done a compression and/or leakdown test?
A band-aid for blowby can be to install a vacuum regulator in place
of the PCV valve. If the problem is just worn piston rings, that
will let you put off doing a ring job or rebuild for a while, but the
knocking sound and all of the other issues you describe seem to hint
at deeper troubles, and not the sort of things you want to have in a
vehicle you intend to drive cross country. :-(
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