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For some of the newcomers to this subject, it's REAL easy to simply add a foot and a half to the existing down-hose to the bottle, then move the bottle down lower in relation to the engine - I used a water bottle and hanger like those used on bicycles, and mounted it horizontally to the front swaybar - after drilling vent holes in it, I then covered it with a couple of old worn out socks to act as both a filter and to absorb what little oil vapor that would otherwise still seep out - I change the old socks at oil change - not a DROP of oil ANYWHERE under the truck, or on the garage floor... Quick, CHEEEP, and EASY! ;D ;D

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"I also read a thread somewhere about a guy that added a stock breather cap onto the top rear corner of his valve cover. I think that this position would even be superior to the TSB. But my hose mod is good 'nuff for me."

With all due respect for Eric and the above mod, it seems pretty silly to me, to REMOVE the valve cover, REAM in ANOTHER opening, reinstall and all that when you ALREADY have a perfectly usable opening where the oil fill cap is that will do EXACTLY the same thing, if that is the way you wanna go... WHY go to all that trouble to gouge out a new opening in the valve cover, when one is already there? Other engines have used the oil-fill opening as a crankcase breather for MANY years! ??? ???

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[quote author=JKlender link=board=4;threadid=16714;start=#157109 date=1057508535]
The problem they were trying to solve was when decending steep hills nose first. The oil would pour out the stock breather bottle in the front. He put the new hole into the top rear so it would solve this problem, too. [/quote]

I'll flat out guarantee you there's NO WAY you would ever *drive* down an incline steep enought to allow oil to leak ot the oil fill on the FRONT of the valve cover! Leastwise, I would sure like to be around to see it... ;D ;D ;D

The oil loss thru the stock breather lower on the front of the engine on steep inclines is another matter entirely, and has other contributing factors...

Here's a pic from topside showing my breather setup - can't really see much from this angle other than the condition of the front of the engine after a year's use and 13,000 miles...

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...and from the bottom - again, hard to get a good revealing pic - the bottle is secured to the front swaybar - the bottle assembly is a water bottle like those that are fastened to the frame of a bicycle, it mounts very securely, but I wrap it with a cable tie for added security - this photo shows the condition of the sock/filter with 3000 miles on it... Of course, this won't take care of the oil loss on steep decents - but for relatively normal use, will completely avoid oil mess on the engine or garage floors... Total cost was about $5, and 20 minutes install time... ;D ;D

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