Phil, you're on to something-urq positive crank ventilation

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All,
 Last week Phil had mentioned pulling the dip stick or cracking open the oil
filler cap when I asked about a possible TOB failing. I tried that and it did
not work. However, my trusty mechanic took that idea a step further and tried
something else and discovered that he was able to eliminate the sound or
reproduce it another way.
 As it turns out, the noise is not the throw out bearing as Phil had
suspected. Ron did a little more investigation and found that there is crank
case vacuum. This is great because I don't need an expensive clutch job but
....
...He was unable to figure out what is causing the problem. So I need to know
where he should look. Alldata was no help to him. He suspects there is a
missing restrictor in the hose from the air sensor housing to the valve cover
but as I said Alldata could not confirm this.
 Any info on this as quickly as possible would be great! The car is waiting.
Thanks
Anton
p.s. please include this email in any response: anton_gaidos@mentorg.com