Maybe. I didn't perceive that from your original description. If it doesn't terminate in the presence of the suction from the air intake then even the oil drop out canister won't be able to fix the problem.
Josh On Mon, Apr 23, 2018, 9:26 AM David Knecht via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi Josh- I don’t have a port on the side of the air intake. The orginal > hose was just dangling nearby. I notice that there is a small wire loop > near the air intake opening that is about the right size for the tubing. > Perhaps it was originally held in place by that? Dave > > On Apr 23, 2018, at 8:22 AM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Dave, > > The can only has 2 lines that enter at the top. As you observed one comes > from the valve cover. The other goes to the original port on the side of > the air intake. The 2 hoses that appear to be coming from the bottom are > engine raw water running to a loop seal which is mounted on the wall behind > the oil canister. > > Josh > > On Apr 23, 2018 7:46 AM, "David Knecht via CnC-List" < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hi Josh- Thanks for the info. This looks like a fairly straightforward > mod which should clean up the oil. I see the line running from the valve > cover to your new canister. There are two other lines attached to the > canister. The one on the bottom I am presuming is a drain. Where does the > other one go? Is it just open toward the bottom of the engine? Dave > > On Apr 23, 2018, at 1:11 AM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > The tube is supposed to vent accumulated gasses to the intake. Usually > exhaust gas blow by the rings. Some oil carry over is normal and a brillow > paf style if separator can usually be found at the valve cover where the > tube attaches. Excessive blow by is indicative of stuck, worn, or broken > rings or other internal problems. > > I have no idea what the PO's maintenance practices were or what oil he > used. What I do know is that I got stuck rings the very first season I > owned the boat. I successfully unstuck them but had a similarly wet air > filter as you described. I installed a blow by canaster to monitor and > catch the oil instead of soaking the air filter. It allows me to monitor > the amount of blow by oil too. I've been using Amsoil diesel oil since and > in recent years have noticed a considerable decrease in the amount of oil > accumulated. > > You can see the canister in this video. > https://youtu.be/H-GI38vE4hQ > > And you can buy one here. > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JQAJY9W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_4Qw3AbJ0ZVY8W > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > > > On Sun, Apr 22, 2018, 10:24 PM David Knecht via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I removed the air filter holder from my engine today to check on whether >> it needed cleaning and was surprised to find the filter soaked in oil and a >> significant amount of oil inside the housing. I found there was a >> tygon/rubber tube running from a fitting on the top of the engine that >> ended just above the air filter housing and had dripped oil such that it >> then ran into the case. >> >> 1. What is this tube and what it is connected to? I can’t find it in my >> Universal manual. Oil pressure relief? If so, why would oil be coming out >> of it? I had not noticed the engine oil being low, so I don’t think it is >> always leaking, but not sure. >> 2. Where should the tube go? It seems like it will create a mess >> whereever it goes but I presume it is supposed to drain into the the space >> below the engine, but it is too short to do that effectively. Dave >> >> Aries >> 1990 C&C 34+ >> New London, CT >> >> <pastedGraphic.tiff> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. 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