If the PCV side is plugged, you will get oil fumes going into the "clean" side of the air filter since it has to go somewhere. This is also a symptom of an engine with excessive blow-by, i.e. too much combustion gases getting past the rings. You see this on engines with a lot of internal wear, bad/cracked rings, broken piston. Dave S --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Farrar <fhudkins@...> wrote: > > David, > > Now that I think of it, the car was getting oil on the air filter before > the carburetor was installed. Not much oil at all, but isn't oil on an > air filter a sign of a failing PCV valve? > > Farrar Hudkins > #2613 "Sparky" > > David Teitelbaum wrote: > > > > > > I have another possible theory. Assume this happened on a ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/