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Alright, envirovent installed. One of the things I was hoping would be cured by this thing was I was noticing crankcase gases escaping somewhere around or near or behind the injector pump assembly. It was quite evident that the Walker Airseps were not working properly(ie check valve stuck) and I had noticed these "vapors" quite awhile ago thinking that the on engine CCV was leaking gases from behind somewhere. Anyway, all of the vents are sealed off and the Envirovent is doing their jobs. And I am STILL noticing these CC gases from behind the injector pump. I was talking to Brendan at Seaboard with questions related to Envirovent and asked him about this. He said that it could possibly be the pushrod cover gasket leaking due to crankcase pressure caused by the malfunctioning Airsep.
Does this sound right and/or what could be other causes? I honestly am not questioning him because I know those dudes know their stuff. But just wondering if there might be other causes. THe really weird thing, and I did not mention this to him because you only remember so many questions when you have a live wire on the line, is that it only "appears" to be venting at LOW RPM...not high. And you can smell it when we come into the dock. You do not get that smell, or the misting vapors loaded up and running. Maybe it is near enough to the intake that the mist goes towards the intake/air cleaner and is sucked up by the engine??? Maybe there is a vacuum in that part of the engine at higher power settings and pressure at low settings??? Maybe the main vent becomes the path of least resistance at higher power settings????
Thanks in advance.....and that looks like a pain in the butt to get to behind the injector pump. If you respond and think this is the issue, I will take suggestions on strategies for correcting this issue.
Does this sound right and/or what could be other causes? I honestly am not questioning him because I know those dudes know their stuff. But just wondering if there might be other causes. THe really weird thing, and I did not mention this to him because you only remember so many questions when you have a live wire on the line, is that it only "appears" to be venting at LOW RPM...not high. And you can smell it when we come into the dock. You do not get that smell, or the misting vapors loaded up and running. Maybe it is near enough to the intake that the mist goes towards the intake/air cleaner and is sucked up by the engine??? Maybe there is a vacuum in that part of the engine at higher power settings and pressure at low settings??? Maybe the main vent becomes the path of least resistance at higher power settings????
Thanks in advance.....and that looks like a pain in the butt to get to behind the injector pump. If you respond and think this is the issue, I will take suggestions on strategies for correcting this issue.
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