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

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <47a52e6a.35aca124@aol.com> GaidosIII@aol.com writes:

>  One of the questions Ron asked me is what are the emmission control
> differences between your English quattro and the ones here in the states?
> Would these differences effect the crankcase ventilation setup?

The only regulations on the WR and MB engines are a mandated maximum CO
level and a relatively ancient regulation about not emitting unburnt
hydrocarbons.  Hence the breathers.  There's no specific 'smog'
hardware on either engine.

>  The thing I noticed is the car did not completely die when I opended the oil
> filler cap. Of course I only cracked it open a little that probably had
> something to do with it.

Ah - but it _did_ stumble a bit?

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