oil leak from carb
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oil leak from carb
hello my 72 cutlass s with 350 -4 all edelbrock leaks oil from carb base gasket onto manifold . now i have installed new pcv valve & breather and my valve covers have built in baffles in them . the engine runs fine no smoke plugs are good i have also tried new gasket between carb & manifold & still get a leak any help BILL
#4
Is your air cleaner getting oil in it?
If the breather/pcv system is new and correctly hooked up, I'd guess worn piston rings, or your oil drain back holes in the low side of the heads are clogged, and the oil is only able to come down the push rod holes and puddling.
If the breather/pcv system is new and correctly hooked up, I'd guess worn piston rings, or your oil drain back holes in the low side of the heads are clogged, and the oil is only able to come down the push rod holes and puddling.
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hello my 72 cutlass s with 350 -4 all edelbrock leaks oil from carb base gasket onto manifold . now i have installed new pcv valve & breather and my valve covers have built in baffles in them . the engine runs fine no smoke plugs are good i have also tried new gasket between carb & manifold & still get a leak any help BILL
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thanks for the responce guys Joe the car has 111500 miles on it i lifted off the carb & found oil around base gasket but not alot down the throat of intake .i do have blowby but not sure if its to much or normal for the amount miles that are on the car. thanks BILL
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