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Re: [ST] Breather valve crank case pressure question
- Subject: Re: [ST] Breather valve crank case pressure question
- From: Steve Bergman <steverayb@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 10:46:15 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks for the input. It's kind of what I thought but I was hoping that there
was something I didn't know about that would explain everything.
Oh well... I'll find out later next week when I take it in.
Steve Bergman
01 Sprint ST
- --- brian <brd@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I don't think so, but it would be nice, as I'm having seepage between
> the seams off my crankcase, and would like that to magically go away as
> well.
>
> I don't really understand the mechanics of the centrifugal breather
> valve fully, but it seems to be a mechanism to release crankcase gasses
> while preventing oil from escaping. Even if the seal is not working,
> the gases are still going to escape, perhaps more freely. In other
> words, I don't think the seal going bad would cause the crankcase to
> pressurize. But maybe I'm wrong?
>
> Laters,
> Brian
> --
> '99 ST (black)
> Dallas, TX
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