Smoke screen ('87 5TQ)

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Tue Nov 14 06:42:23 EST 2000


> Here's an odd one:  replaced the valve cover gasket on Sunday ('87 5TQ), and
> now, after the car is warm, it belches tons of bluish smoke from the exhaust
> and the oil dipstick won't stay 'in.'  Side note: the infamous crankcase
> ventilation hose is completely collapsed, but it was that way prior to the
> valve cover swap and the smoking problem.

> So what in the hell did I mess-up when I replaced the VC gasket?

You fixed a leak.

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