Re: WHat causes pressure in the valve cover?

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

In message <9811231539.AA03266@mutley.swan.ac.uk.swan.ac.uk> ggthack@swansea.ac.uk (Graham Thackrah) writes:

> On removing the head we checked as well as we could for warping but not only
> found none but the old gasket looked fine. If it had gone would it have been
> obvious? The pressure when you take the oil filler cap off is as bad now as it
> was before. You can feel it from four or five inches above the valve cover and
> it nearly blows the filler cap off if you leave it loosely in place.

Check for blockage in the hose between the cam cover and the air filter
housing.  Especially in the union on top of the cam cover.

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 Phil Payne
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