[Verdoro 68]

Originally Posted by chiphead

Where on the intake does the PCV connect? If it's attached to an individual runner, than you may see more oil on that plug. Typically I try to connect the PCV to a carb port or the plenum so it spreads the vapor around. Are 2 and 4 or the same side of a dual-plane or not?

Honestly, that amount of oil looks like more than would come from a normal PCV setup. I would do leakdown tests, and check that head for signs of oil pooling around the valves. Worst case is damaged rings so I would try to test for that first. If it was one cylinder doing it, I would think OK, a broken ring. But the poor oil control on two adjacent cylinders not on the same rod journal has me scratching my head. Check to make sure all the valve seals are present and installed properly.

I'd be worried more about the plugs than the performance at this point. If the motor is hurt, getting more power out of it will aggravate whatever is going wrong.

I think you are probably right about the oil. After 100 miles the plug was fogged pretty good.

The PCV is connected factory style from the valley pan to the #2 intake runner on the factory manifold.

Like I said, this engine has very few miles on it - a few thousand at most. My thought at this point are bad valve stem seals. The heads were machined for the positive seals so it's possible there's an issue. There's not really an easy way to check that without removing the springs is there?

The valve cover isn't leaking. I wish it were that simple.