PCV Questions

The engine rebuild was actually done almost 20 years ago (by my father - before he passed away in 1990)...... I don't know exactly what he had done to the heads....... maybe nothing - but I'd guess new valve quides, seats, etc. Maybe even new valves. Since he's not around, I can't ask. But knowing how he was, I'd say that the rebuild was totally stock replacement.

Anyway, my Mom let the car sit about 10 years in her garage before giving it to me - which is really very cool, as I was a teenager in the late sixties, and I drove the car back then on dates, etc. Lots of good memories.

BUt getting back to my dilemma, I can't say for sure that I blew out all three quarts of oil that afternoon (when I had the problem) but for sure - some of it certainly escaped. And I WAS seeing SOME white smoke - but not a cloud like broken rings would produce......... I guess its possible that the oil could have blown out through a gasket, coated the underside, and appeared to be leaking from the tailpipes.....

In any case, it drove great after replacing the PCV, oil, and getting a breather. So I'm gonna look under the car for oil on the drivetrain and springs, etc. - then fire it up, and just let it sit in the driveway idling. If oil shows up on the ground under the engine, I'll assume that I did some gasket damage.

Now that I have a breather and a new PCV - I guess that much is resolved. And I'm ceratinly gonna watch my dipstick oil level pretty close.

Thanks for the thoughts.