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Old 05-15-2007, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Shorebilly View Post
The Vacuum Pump, sucks from the Vacuum System and Discharges into the Crankcase.......soooooo.......if you have a large Vacuum leak, anywhere in the car.....the Atmosphere that enters at the leak will exit out of the Valve Cover vent pipe to the Oil Separator located within the Air Cleaner.......

More Vacuum Leaks, More volume from Vent......

SB
That makes a lot of sense.

If an engine hasnt been run for a while, once it is run for a while could blow by decrease at the rings get used more and maybe some of the crap is burned off?

How can the oily blow by be reduced other than a ring job? Is there anything that could be done?
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