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Old 06-27-2007, 06:55 AM
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I had thought about that as well......

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Originally Posted by t walgamuth View Post
oil pooling in the intake and getting sucked up when it is sloshed around?

Tom W
Initially I thought that perhaps the (what I call a vent condenser) little black can inside of the air filter.....vents vapor into the air intake.....could be the problem, but lube oil in the air intake would more than likely produce a heavy blue smoke, not black smoke.....

SB
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