Pcv or not to pcv?

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Swearbody

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Birmingham AL
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Jeff
Truck Year
84
Truck Model
C1500
Engine Size
355 sbc
Really struggling with that motor brother, damn what luck
Yeah its sure got me down. With what my brother spent on it at the **** ass shop he took it to coupled with what ive spent on it trying to get it right + time, its costing way more than the motor will ever be worth, even if it ran right. Im still holding out hope that its no more than a head gasket/intake gasket but I cant see one blowing out without some deeper issue like a bad ring having caused it.
My brother never had the knowledge to really diagnose how bad of a screw over he got from the shop that built it. I didnt know how bad it was until I rebuilt the top end. There were multiple red flags on the top end that should have caused me to removed the heads and check the rotating assembly. I didn't. Im paying for it now.
The **** thing is the truck pulls hard, sounds damn good, and otherwise seems to be a healthy motor. No oil/water mixing(yet), no hydrocarbons in the coolant(yet), No bogging or backfiring or misses. Hits a lick and stays right at 190deg. WTF
 

Sgt Gus

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Mark
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87
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R20 3/4 ton
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454ci/7.4L
I know old post, my BBC has a breather on driver's side, and a breather, maybe PVC? on passenger with vacuum to TBI.
 

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