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Old 03-29-2004, 11:33 PM
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it will leak conciderably if the tube isnt pushed into the block all the way, trust me happened to a friends teg
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Old 03-29-2004, 11:34 PM
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nope yur wrong
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Old 03-29-2004, 11:35 PM
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i wanna see what others think first...

oh yeah how do you take it off without taking off the intake manifold?
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Old 03-29-2004, 11:36 PM
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good luck tryin.......u might as well drop it so you have a better view of whats goin on
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Old 03-29-2004, 11:42 PM
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then what is it ali?
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Old 03-29-2004, 11:50 PM
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if it were the breather box it would smoke like a bitch and you would def notice it.....those motors have oil coolers correct?
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Old 03-29-2004, 11:53 PM
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Those cracks are def casting flaws....
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Old 03-29-2004, 11:54 PM
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nah they dont. i bet its leakin thru the threadson the oil feed line bspt fittin cause he didnt use teflon tape
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Old 03-30-2004, 12:44 AM
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Jb weld that ----, seriously. tkat the im off, check it out, and if it is crack, throw abunch of jb weld on it, ! quart an hour is a big big leak.
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Old 03-30-2004, 07:17 AM
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i told you guys the oil feed line is fine... its JB WELDED like a biatch!
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