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Old 03-05-2025, 10:19 AM   #1
Hoodooman
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Default Blow by from oil fill tube

Alright,
so my 52 8ba gets a decent amount of blow by out of the oil fill tube. I know the engine is worn. However, after a complete tune up, having Charlie redo my carb, and getting my plug gap correct, the car actually runs and starts really well for what it is - a worn 73 year old flathead.

The blow by is making its way into the cabin of the car. I understand anything other than a 5-10k rebuild is a "bandaid." I'm not willing to put that kind of money into the car. I've heard some other guys with model A's etc, talk about a cap for the oil fill tube that can redirect the blow by under the car. Or, I've also had comments that installing a pcv could help. I want to enjoy driving the car and potentially be able to do so without having all of the windows down.

I don't think the road draft tube is plugged because it does drip some oil out of there.

Is there anything I can do to alleviate this?

Thanks!

Edit: I wanted to add that I took a CO detector with me on the last drive and it was in the safe zone. I was getting curious because I became light headed one of the last times I went out on a drive!
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