oil drain question

[69dieselfreak]

for those of you that have been into the engine block of the 6.9/7.3
the stock mechanical fuel pump mounting does that drain into the crankcase
im working on a crank case ventelation system and want to drain the blowby oil into that spot thanks guys

 

[CDX825]

Sure does

 

[69dieselfreak]

sweet thanks thats all i needed to know pics will be coming soon of the project

 

[typ4]

I made a catch can ,just havent installed it yet. Figure if the vapor cools, the oil will condense out and fall back into the engine. Putting it back in the fuel pump hole is a great idea.

 

[69dieselfreak]

I made a catch can ,just havent installed it yet. Figure if the vapor cools, the oil will condense out and fall back into the engine. Putting it back in the fuel pump hole is a great idea.

thats my plan
catch can is made and just figuring out where to mount and drainage system
im thinking of mounting it on one of my raidiator tabs i promice pics

 

[CDX825]

Sounds like a cool project!

 

[Agnem]

Should be easy to do. Just get one of those Cheby big block block-off plates and then you can drill it for a fitting.

 

[icanfixall]

This system you are building..... Its not going to be a complete closed system dumping all the blowby back into the mechanical pump blockoff plate area??? The blowby pressure needs to go somewhere and most will dump it to the streets or just run it back into the intake...

 

[69dieselfreak]

This system you are building..... Its not going to be a complete closed system dumping all the blowby back into the mechanical pump blockoff plate area??? The blowby pressure needs to go somewhere and most will dump it to the streets or just run it back into the intake...

have an electric lift pump all ready so the block off plate is there
im hoping i cant remember but im hoping it will be thick enough to tap a hole 1/8 pipe
im just trying to catch the oil the vapors are going to be vented to good ol mother matures atmospher
its not going to be closed lope
basically im copying cheaper jeepers idea and putting it into my own sorry hope you dont have a copyright

 

[69dieselfreak]

its based on the golden rod filter housing and head that i aquired for free
what i did so far was just (its aluminum) weld a tube to the out port (witch is going to be the in
this is what im going to do
figure out how to put some sort of steel in the top
weld some brackets to the filter head
vent to atmosphere
and set up the oil drain and all is going to be good
then i should be in business

 

[redneckaggie]

could someone vent an rdt from this location or would oil pressure its way out i was thinkin about there or the front timing cover cant use the normal rdt location

 

[redneckaggie]

and does anyone know the size of the hole for the cdr into the intake i plan on cappin it with a freeze plug but dont know the size

 

[Agnem]

I think it is 1-1/4. Best bet is to do like I did and just buy every size betwen 1" and 2". They are cheap, and one of them will fit.

 

[redneckaggie]

good idea mel and you never know what all holes you might have to plug with those others lol