MC with valve cover off...

[Huw Powell]

> >> Can I run an MC I5 with the valve cover off, at low rpms, without making
> too
> >> much of a mess?  Any BTDT advice?
>
> >No.  It won't run... just like taking the oil filler cap off when the car
> >is running stalls it.

1. you could block off the fume scavenging hoses to quell the vacuum
leak.

2. then I think your camshaft oil jets might make a rather interesting
mess, along with oil "thrown" by the cam.

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Huw Powell

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