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blowby or valve stem seals?

Old Jan 14, 2011 | 10:26 AM
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Default blowby or valve stem seals?

my truck has 190k on it and it burns oil out the timing cover breather tube bad enough to watch it haze. i think it might be blowby but ive heard it could be valve stem seals?
 
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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 10:30 AM
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most likely it is worn piston rings allowing blow by.........thats not maqny miles though
 
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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 10:41 AM
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thats what i thought cause if it was valve stem seals then it would just burn oil and not haze out of the puke tube right?
 
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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 11:03 AM
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Sounds like piston rings to me or a hole in a piston maybe
 
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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 11:35 AM
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where could i get a kit to do a rebuild like pistons rings and a full gasket set?
 
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Old Jan 14, 2011 | 12:28 PM
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Post it up in the price quote section for all the vendors to give quotes on
 
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Old Jan 15, 2011 | 01:00 AM
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sweet thanks
 
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