I had the same thing happen on a long trip. Oil everywhere by the time
I got home. Took a piece of the crumbling hose into a FLAPS when I got
home, they matched it with a radiator hose that has been oil-tight ever
since.

Jim

On May 2, 2004, at 12:26 PM, d spence wrote:

> The "tower" that forms part of the crankcase breather system is wet
> with oil top to bottom. Not a lot but the whole thing has a film of oil
> over it. There is also oil on the bottom of the engine, As well, the
> approx 7" hose (1" diameter) - the breather heating pipe?- leading from
> the tower to the air intake is soft and collapsed to an oval shape.
> Should it be like this or should it be firm and round. Any ideas as to
> what's causing the oil leak?   Excessive crankcase pressure? Is there
> an easily replaceable gasket?
> TIA
>