Re: [alfa] RE: crankcase vent

["Paul Bayly" <thebaylys@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

 Tony,

you could be right about the headgasket but worn rings will result in
excessive blow-by.  I'm not familiar with the configuration of the separator
on your model car, especially a US market Spica, but on earlier carb version
cars the separator is simply a small swirl can which is easily rinsed out in
solvent.  On the occasions I've suffered excessive blow-by the oil fouled
the airfilter element.  This was on a Dell'Orto equipped car with the 'euro'
airbox.

Has the engine been overheated lately ?

Beatle
Oz

> Dear All,
> My crankase vent system is full of gunk that is clogging out my
> Oil-Vapour separator. I'm sure this is not normal and suspect a blown
> head gasket (otherwise why would there be so muck brown muck?). I would
> like to disconnect the crankase hose from the Oil separator and have the
> hose just hang there for a while to prevent the gunk to enter the
> combustion chamber until I sort things out. I don;t plan great trips
> just short hops to test the car now and then.
>
> what are the implications of doing that? (other than environmental of
> course).
>
>
>
> TonyG
>
>
>
> 87 Spider - Pequannok, NJ
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