Not sure what this is on my Straight 8

Hi,

I’ve been doing some work on my 51 Buick recently and am trying to resolve some oil leakage issues. I figure that I will probably end up replacing some of the gaskets (due to some leakage around the edges), and I’ve already picked up a valve cover gasket. However, I’m not sure what this object is on the left side of the engine (circled in yellow) which appears to be leaking a bit. Does anyone have any thoughts?

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crankcase breather.

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Originally Posted by bruno

crankcase breather.

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Thanks for the info.

Pat

Pat, take it apart and clean it, it has a cork gasket behind the cover, you can buy or make one.

OK,
Thanks. That’llprobably be my next project.
Pat