Micah,

Since every installation is different it could be that you are one of the lucky individuals who simply needs to install that air/oil separator to deal with your particular situation. They are not that expensive, not that difficult to plumb, and might well deal with your problem once and for all. Especially if you've tried all the alternatives (especially the one about running with less oil). Then again, your excess of "breathed" oil could be indicative of other issues... how many hours on the engine? There must be a reason that your crankcase is being pressurized to the extent that the engine is blowing that much oil (or is it really blowing "that much"??)... how's the compression? Could it be that the location of your breather tube is such that it's actually in a decidedly low-pressure area and the oil is simply being sucked out and the crankcase really isn't being pressurized at all (or at least not more than would be considered normal)? Lots of things to consider.....

<Marv>

Micah Froese <micah@froese.com> wrote:
"""
I forgot to state this on the first post, but have tried the oil at various
levels. 6-7 quarts seem to make the engine happy, but I still get a lot
on the belly and dripping after engine shut down.
"""