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This thing sucks... Literally.

Second time this has happened. The new 1915 motor keeps sucking the valve cover gaskets off the valve covers. The first time I attributed it to the scrappy aftermarket chrome bales. I ditched those and put some stock ones on the heads. Those worked well for a bit, but just the other day I sucked another gasket. I'm currently running chrome Mofoco vented valve covers. I'm thinking of ditching those in place of some vented stock Gene Berg units, or actually installing the Porsche 4 cam look alike units I purchased.

The motor is vented out each valve cover with 1/2" ID hose. The two vents meet at a T and are then routed back to a 912 style oil filler housing. The housing has two inlets. One receives the vent from the valve covers. The other simply vents to another 1/2" line which is routed down to a catch can, similar to the stock unit.


I have not vented anything back into the carbs. The only 'breather' I have is the 912 style one from CSP. What can I do to keep from sucking these valve cover gaskets? I guess the simple answer is to keep my foot out of the pedal.

Thanks,
Ted
Last edited by TRP
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