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Re: [ST] Breather valve crank case pressure question



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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