Maybe his eye needed frequent oiling?

Seriously, that lets extra air into the engine that didn't go through the
air-flow-meter, so it's a Bad Thing.

david

At 02:25 PM 5/4/2001, Jeff Schiebel wrote:
>Hi,
>     I am not quite sure if I have a problem. I am the 3rd owner of this van
>and I think I have come across some kind of shade tree mechanics solution for
>who knows what. There is a hole approx. .5" x .5" square punched through the
>top of the cap on the engine breather at the back of the engine. When the
>engine is running puffs of air are coming out of the hole. I covered the hole
>with my finger and the tempo of the engine seemed to change. Is this hole
>supposed to be there? Any idea why somebody would punch a hole into this
>thing?
>     Thanks for any assistance,
>                                 Jeff in Minnesota

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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