Can someone explain how this crankcase breather works? The idea is to relieve the air pressure in the case without losing oil, correct? I guess I just don't understand how it functions.
Assuming the head gaskets are fine since they were just replaced and the engine has maybe 3 hours on it since and it runs perfect other than blowing oil, would it make since to just replace all of those breather components and see what happens? What do the reeds do and do they go bad?
I have a new filter, reeds and gasket in my shopping cart. Grand total of $24. Im willing to risk 24 bucks if it could possibly fix my tractor. Remember, this tractor was seriously neglected by the PO and this is one part of it that I havnt been into yet.
I could be way off base here but Ive gotten a bit of oil in the air box from the beginning. Is it possible that there was a problem in the breather all along and since it had a bad head gasket, there just wasn't enough pressure before to push as much oil as it is now?
__________________
1994 Cub Cadet 1864
1997 Cub Cadet 2165
|