<VV> Help - Oil Out Dipstick Tube

[Shaun]

Just hang in there until the rings seat then.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jay Pitchford" <jay.pitchford at gmail.com>
To: "VirtualVairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Help - Oil Out Dipstick Tube


Shaun - it's a brand-new rebuild. New everything ... pistons, jugs, rings.

On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Shaun <shaun_mcgarvey at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Short of a rebuild, the "proper" way to deal with this problem is to 
> install
> breathers in the valve covers. The way it's "usually" dealt with is to 
> drill
> a hole in the oil cap or filler tube and run a hose through a hole in the
> shrouds.
> The reason it does it in the first place is because of poor cylinder
> sealing, either worn rings or cylinder walls or both. A rebuild would 
> solve
> it, but you can drive it a loooong time like that if you add a breather.
> Keep your revs down in the meantime.
>
> yea, Vairily ... Shaun
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