Ric;
        It may be a red herring. That is the crankcase ventilation system
so some oil will be found here. I noticed rapid oil consumption if I fill
to the top line on the dip stick i.e. five quarts. Now I put in about
four and a fourth.

Good Luck and Drive Safely
Ken Lewis
86 Crewcab,60 356
http://Neksiwel.20m.com/

On Sat, 4 Aug 2001 22:31:13 -0400 Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU>
writes:
> Hi All,
>
> I guess drive-in night, for me, wasn't meant to be. We were heading
> up to
> Smithfield, RI when my 87 started loosing power. It would clear up,
> especially above 4,000 rpm, but then loose power. Rather than risk
> a
> breakdown at midnight we turned around and came home.
>
> As soon as I got home I started poking around in the engine. Nothing
> on the
> surface seemed to be amiss. So I figured I'd do a compression check.
> I
> pulled off the air-cleaner and noticed the inside of the rubber tube
> that
> connects the air filter to the throttle body was covered in oil.
> The
> throttle body was also covered with a film of oil. I checked the oil
> and I
> was about 3/4 of a quart low.
>
> I did the compression check and all cylinders were between 135 and
> 150 psi.
> The plugs looked ok...white insulator, greyish electrode. Given 99k
> miles,
> I figure the compression is ok.
>
> Anyone have any idea why my engine has started to suck oil through
> the
> breather tube? It seemed to happen tonight. We had done a couple of
> road
> trips in the past week with a fair amount of 70mph driving....and
> tonight I
> was cruising at 70 when the problem started.
>
> Any help, advice, hints, etc. are appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Ric
>
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