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I took the hose from the block-mounted breathing apparatus off last year and put a fancy little air-filter-like assembly on. Tonight I took it right off, (leaving the breather open to the elements, the hole pointed straight up towards the hood) and sure enough, it was saturated with oil. I went for a nice long drive on the highway (even got it up to 85 mph!) and when I got home, I immediately checked for drips. There were a few drops of oil coming down from behind the pulley, but nothing like it was before. I wish there were no drops at all, but this is legions better than what it was. The underside of the hood was pretty messy with an oily film, so at least that breather isn't plugged! So... It looks as though you were correct, John. I'll reattach a hose to the breather on the side of the block, and maybe mount an oil catch can of some kind.
I left the inlet into the air cleaner housing open, and I plugged off the inlet in the intake manifold. Perhaps I should put the hose back on, the one that goes from the oil filler cap into the intake manifold. But is that system really necessary, after all is said and done?
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