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Feb 17, 2012 | 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeGyver

You must not be able to access the internet, then:

Actually I was referring to my personal collection of project pictures on my photobucket account...

Mar 6, 2012 | 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Junkyard Dog

I hope I am not celebrating too soon, but even after leaving the engine to cool overnight and several restarts, NO SMOKE!

Here is what I did.

I removed the valve covers, soaked them overnight in Seafoam, blew them out with an air compressor the next morning (both valve covers, not just the driver's side!) and reinstalled.

I have not seen any smoke since.

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Oct 26, 2012 | 07:48 AM

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Junkyard Dog

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Well, it has been almost a year, and the problem has resurfaced. I guess cleaning out the valve covers is going to be an annual maintenance project!

Jan 20, 2013 | 04:59 PM

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JYD I'm in the process of doing your fix. I couldn't believe the amount of crap that came out from under the baffles in the valve covers. I'm still going to install a catch can and a breather on the passenger side as i think the system is faulty from the get go.