worked on it Sat. and got the o-ring and seals changed. The seal on the dist. adapt. body had a crack through both lips, so I suspect that was it.

Degreased it and took it for a spin. Oil all over the place. Can't really tell, but looks like it might be the rear main that I changed when doing the motor. WTF? I'm pretty disgusted. The thing is, I ran the engine alot, up to temp, took it for a 20 mi. drive and no real oil leakage a few weeks ago. I get it on the interstate and oil everywhere. So, I saw the oil coming down behind the AC bracket and changed cam seals and that 0-ring. Now, it almost looks like the rear main.

I replaced the pcv valve, but I'm starting to think maybe high crankcase pressure? Maybe the new valve is bad? It never did it until sustained higher rpm running... Although now, it looks like whatever is leaking is leaking all the time. What would be a good test for this - pull pcv off and simply vent through a hose to see if I still get oil leaks?

This thing has me at a loss. I've done several engines, and have never had issues like this. I don't think it's excessive blowby, because I have no smoke, etc. Just doesn't make sense to me...

Any ideas will be appreciated. I'll try to keep you guys updated... Oh, I overfilled the thing by like 1/2 - 2/3 qt, but I can't possibly see how that's contributing that much to higher crankcase pressures...

As you can see, I'm grasping at straws right now... (disgusted)... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/angry.gif" alt="" />


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