Quote Originally Posted by badchevy View Post
Has anyone had this happen? When the rpm's get over 3000 the dipstick handle pops off the tube and oil ends up burning all over my headers. What's causing this?
Back in '64 when I come home from overseas my Dad had a real cherry '57 Ford Custom 2dr waiting for me. California had been into their smog B.S. for a couple of years and since this car came off a new dealer lot it had the mandatory smog garbage on it. Everything was fine for a couple of months and then one Fri. nite driving to Anaheim from Camp Pendleton the dipstick blew out with such force it put a dent in the hood and covered the right side of the windshield with oil. I got to a gas station and cleaned everything up and continued on to my Dad's house. The next morning I pulled the rubber plug that had been stuffed in the road draft tube and the garbage that came out made one hell of a mess in the driveway. It wiped out the bearings and I very quickly got rid of the car as it burned oil and smoked like a freight train.
I suggest that you vent the crankcase properly or you'll be rebuilding an engine in short order if it's not ruined already.