Here is the set up:
1965 427 Side oiler (.007 bore)
Iron MR OEM Heads
Blue thunder NR intake
Dual BC/BD Holleys
Surge tank
180 degree thermo (drilled burp hole in top of thermostat)
Kirkham
oil breather canister
Pent roof valve covers (no breathers)
comp flat tappet cam
Avaid
oil pan
Brad Penn
oil (still has break in oil in it).
Ok, so I have A LOT of (what looks like) steam pouring out of my oil fill neck, dip stick tube and oil vapor canister once the engine warms up as you can see in the video. I understand the vapor pouring out the top of the oil vapor canister, but wondering if that is an excessive ammount? I have never seen vapor come out of a dip stick tube or the oil filler neck.
For you guys that are running a similar set up as I am (traditional/vintage cobra) is this normal?
This is a fresh rebuild with all new/restored parts. We think it might be a pin hole somewhere in the block, but cannot locate it without a complete tear down, and might not find it at all. It does not show up cold (during initial psi test) only after the block warms up. My builder has not seen the engine in my chassis (complete set up) only on his dyno so I am wondering if I have something set up incorrectly causing improper venting or excessive steam being trapped?
I only have 138 miles on the car and the inside of my oil vapor canister is rusting like crazy already which makes me think something is wrong/excessive.
Your thoughts?