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Carbonlightning
Posted on Monday, May 25, 2009 - 12:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Just noticed that i have some faint white smoke coming from one of my rocker box breathers..... Mean my rings are going or gone bad right?????
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Pkforbes87
Posted on Monday, May 25, 2009 - 05:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

If it's coming from your breather hose then it's probably actually steam and is caused by water evaporating out of your oil once the engine warms up. That's exactly why you routed breather lines anyway - to get that vapor out of the engine instead of pumping it back into the intake.
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