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Old 10-24-2009, 02:31 AM
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Check the vent from the valve cover to make sure it is not clogged....it likely is if that is happening.

I would think that if the rings are worn enough for that to be the cause, the engine would probably have a real hard time starting, or would not start at all...from low compression.
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