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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 09:25 PM
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Year: 1988
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ok so on my 1988, inline 6, i had blowby coming from the front hose into my air filter i replaced the valve cover with one out of a 96 and i replaced the oil pump and the oil sender. now its leaking oil from the oil cap. besides a broken ring what can cause this.
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 02:42 AM
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Try Lucas oil additive or similar product, eliminates minor blowby
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 07:08 AM
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Valves sticking and worn piston rings are about the only causes of blow-by. At my shop, if it has blow-by, it gets rebuilt or replaced.

Easiest way to figure out if you need a rebuild is to do a compression test.
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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 07:40 PM
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ok so my back vacum hose was clogged i replaced it and the problem was solved
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