Engine/Transmission (1994 - 1998) Blowby

[clinebarger]

Got a 97 2500 with a 215 engine and there is a small amount of smoke coming from the crankcase vent when idleing. Is this normal? Uses very little oil and only 128000 miles ,little worried. Thanks for the help.

 

[Suprmn]

sounds normal to me. I have two trucks that both do it. I wouldnt worry about it.

 

[clinebarger]

Thanks, Does anyone know how to keep the drips off my driveway? some type of modificatoin?

 

[Forrest Nearing]

I'm gonna break down and build a catch can for mine! LOL!



Forrest

 

[CumminsPower98]

blow by bottle

I will try to tell you how I built my drip catcher. I started with a pill bottle and drilled a tight fitting hole in the lid to fit around the tube in order to keep water out when washing. I then drilled an 1/8" hole through the vent tube about 1/2" up or so. Next I slipped the pill bottle lid onto the tube and inserted a short piece of 1/8" welding rod with the flux removed through the hole. Make the 1/8" rod just long enough so it fits into the neck of the pill bottle. Now take the pill bottle and drill 1/4" or so holes all around the top for the vent area. I learned this method from another member on here. I took it one step further though after I got tired of the bottle becoming full of water after a good wash. I took an airisol can lid that was larger then the OD of the pill bottle and used a hole saw to drill out the center so it would fit down over the pill bottle threads to keep the water out. I made the hole a tight fit and threaded it down as far as it would go then threaded the bottle up into the lid. This has worked perfect for years. I did loose my first bottle just recently though because I used a brass rod and had the rod running front to back (the front end of the rod wore out letting the bottle fall off). This time I used the welding rod and ran it cross wise so maybe it won't wear out so fast. Well this was kinda of long but I hope it is clear enough to understand without pictures.

 

[Forrest Nearing]

pill bottle ain't gonna catch what my truck pukes out! LOL!



Forrest