I don't believe you're going to have a measurable difference in power between no PCV and a PCV. If you're getting that much oil up top, I think you've got other issues like rings or valve guides or a blocked line. An engine is nothing more than an air pump. All the air that goes in, has to go out. It moves around in the crancase too. A good PCV, good baffles and a good filter will do wonders and it will be virtually trouble free. Llike 240 said,no need to blow a hole in their ozone. That's my 2 cents anyway. Stepping off my soapbox now...

The PCV valve will keep your oil cleaner. If you wanted to replumb it so that your oil problem doesn't happen, that'd be cool but I don't think I'd remove it altogether. 'Course you could just use a road draft tube and spew the blowby all over the underside of your car. That's what we did with rigs before the mid 60's.

I've run hi-temp wrap on exhaust systems before. I never experienced any thermal fatigue or cracking. They just rusted out quick. who_your_datty is correct, the stuff traps moisture.

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Your boss may have had another reason for not using zinc.

using zinc to cathodically protect copper

Another pantyhose trick or two.

They make great temporary fan belts. You can use this to your advantage on a date Before you go on that date, throw a couple pair of surgical gloves in the glove box. Ain't no lady going to let you get far with those greasy mitts.

Put a pair around the filter on your shopvac to keep the big stuff out. Makes blowing out the filter alot less PITA.

For those of you in snow country, carry a bottle of bleach in the trunk.Squirt it on the tires when you need traction. Works very well on ice but only lasts about 25 feet or so. Kitty litter works good too.

Before you start filling your diff or gearbox, heat the oil in the microwave. Warm oil flows much easier.

Rusty spots on chrome? Steel wool and wax. I wax the side and back windows too. Makes the water bead and runoff good.

Can't find that oil leak? Clean it up good with a degreaser and when it's dry dust it with corn starch. You'll see the oil tracks really well then. Baby powder works too.

Happy motoring

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Put a pantyhose over the top radiator spud and put the hose back on. When done pull the pantyhose out.

Also, to limit the corrosion in your cooling system, stop at the hardware store and pick up some zinc that they use on roofs to keep the moss off. Cut a strip, roll it up real tight and drop it in top rad hole. Zinc is a weak metal and the corrosion will attack it before anything else. They do this on the hulls of ships to keep them from rusting.

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Digital cameras are really handy. When I had to pull the intake off a 1983 Honda, I used different colored yarn to mark all the vacuum hoses. I'd take the red, put a piece on each end of a hose, then the blue, green , purple, yellow, white, etc. Take a pic and remove all the hoses with yarn on them and start over. When it was time to reassemble, I had good pics and all the hoses were marked with yarn.

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Take this a little further and salvage the magnets out of old harddrives and run a ring of them around the outside of your oil pan. Gets the iron before it goes through the pump.


You can get these type of magnets on ebay too.

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I'd be interested. I live in Seattle also. Would you part with the intake also? Thanks

Greg

grab a thermometer and pull your thermostat out and boil it. make sure it opens all the way at the right temp. then pull the pan off the stove and add cold water very slowly while stirring, make sure it closes all the way at the right temp. I've had more than a few bad thermostats new out of the box.