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Old 07-21-2019, 12:56 PM   #6
Ggmac
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Default Re: Smoke from oil cap?

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Originally Posted by AnthonyG View Post
Been having a great season w my ‘35 w an 8BA until now. I was almost home after an hour ride & thought I’d wind it up a bit up the hill to my house. Immediately following noticed a bit of smoke from engine compartment. Pulled in the drive & further inspection showed some smoke coming from oil cap? None from exhaust. Starts fine runs fine. I do have a PCV connected from rear crankcase vent tube to manifold vacuum. Any thoughts?
Possible that you have too much oil in it ? Running up hill could have had the crank whip up some oil , more that could have been handled by the rings , and it was vented by the cap ? Just guessing of course .
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