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Re: Plume of Smoke (was: [T3] Various Questions)


On 13 Nov 2003 at 15:08, vwfye@frontiernet.net wrote:

> the vw motor will put almost 3/4 of a quart of oil in the right side
> valve cover when over 3000 rpm.  some of this oil does not drain back
> to the sump.  it takes very little residual oil to create the 'plume'
> at start up.

Why would the right side be different from the left? I know Berg makes a claim 
like this, but he claims it happens on both sides. I have a lot of trouble with 
this claim because it leaves very little oil in the sump, probably not enough 
to get up to the oil pickup tube.

Oil in the valve box does not get burned, so even if this is true it doesn't 
explain the startup plume.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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