when the truck gets up to temp you can see a little trace of smoke coming out of the dipstick tube. It doesnt feel underpowered and its just as responsive as it ever was. Oil has been changed, just like usual. Rotella and a napa gold filter. Im starting to worry it might be a cracked head or a head gaslet problem. My injectors do leak around the injector bore. Dont know if that would cause anything..So whats up with the smoke?

 

Clogged breather tube? How much of a breeze comes out if you remove the oil fill cap?

 

Maybe a little breeze. Nothing that would draw immediate attention, not to me anyways. If it was a clogged breather tube, how would i go about cleaning/replacing it? And is it that serious of an issue. I dont drive the truck much. Could that cause this problem? it sitting for weeks at a time? Thanks for the reply wanna

 

It's only a serious issue if it's actually plugged. If you crawl under the truck while it's running, you should be able to see some vapor coming out of the breather tube. If not, take it out and clean it. Maybe something decided it would be a good place for a nest.

 

when you say vapor coming out of the breather tube..are you talking about the blow by tube? and where is the screen on it? I can honestly say i have no idea where this thing is. Any diagrams or the like?

 

anything that chooses to make a nest and live in a first gen breather tube, would scare everything that lives in our desert, BE CAREFUL!!!

 

where is the brather tube on the top side of the engine?

 

Bottom side, down near the starter. Comes out of the tappet cover.

 

thanks wanna. any words of advice or things to look out for while cleaning iy out?

 

Keep your mouth closed and wear safety glasses?

 

very funny

 

don't try to siphon the blowby tube

just slip a new 3/4" ID hose on if you need a new one and you're good to go.

i put a loop in mine so it doesn't drip oil that the breather doesn't catch. every once in a while might have to undo the loop and drain what oil might be in there.