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1. Connect the slack tube manometer to the engine oil filter neck.
2. With both valves (1) open approximately 1/4 turn; zero the sliding scale using the knob (2) as
shown in Figure 2.
3. Start the engine and observe the column of water.
4. With all electrical consumers and the air conditioning
switched off, and engine at operating temperature,
the reading should indicate from 3.0 - 6.0 inches of
water at idle.
5. NOTE: The values on both sides of the slack tube
must be added together to get the proper reading
as seen in Figure 3.
6. Example: 2.5 + 2.5 = 5.0 inches of water.
(The readings may fluctuate 0.1 - 0.2 during
the measurement which is normal and does
not indicate a defect.)
If a crankcase ventilation valve is defective
(damaged diaphragm) the column of water will
indicate an off-the-scale reading (all of the
water on one side of the slack tube) which
designates a high crankcase vacuum.
7. NOTE: A higher than normal crankcase vacuum
will also cause the crankshaft seals to leak outside
air into the crankcase during engine operation.
A whistling or howling noise is usually heard
coming from the seal areas (front or rear), at idle,
when this occurs.