Build Thread 1978 Mercury Cyclone. The pig is in the pen.

So,....I wa gonna try and make this a tech related guessing game, but the right answer is just so damn easy to guess, only the newest of noobs may have a hard time. I have been turning a blind eye to the truth for at least a couple of months since its been running hoping that it wasn't the obvious, but "the obvious" just became obvious tonight.

So...shall we begin?...( You can stop me at anytime.........hands on buzzers)

Scenario #1. *not necessarily related to the final answer......( could be there to throw you off)
The engine has a massive amount of blowby,....ever since you've had it running it's been a problem. You blame it on poor quality machine work, you blame it on poor ring seal, you blame it on inadequate crankcase ventilation. Over the years you struggle to control the blowby by continually coming up with this thing or that thing, hooked up this way or that way. Once or twice you think you have the problem solved, but that solution proves to be short lived,..and after awhile you're back to square one. The one constant is that You notice a disproportionate amount of condensation in your vent lines...( usually noticed if you ever have to unhook them when you decide that this sht ain't working) that's when a whole bunch of clear water usually pours out.

Scenario #2. You use a water meth system to add intake charge cooling, and octane boost to control detonation. You deduce that Because you are injecting a fairly large amount of water into the chamber, maybe some of that is getting past the rings and settling in the crankcase. ( but you don't know that for sure)

Scenario #3. Since you never know how full " full" is with regard to your oil level,...( Since you made the freakin pan, and have no real idea how much oil it holds ) you are always wondering if there is a certain amount of crank windage causing the oil to foam. ( there always seems to be a foamy residue on the dipstick). Always has.

Scenario #4. The recent contraption you made to control blowby works ( finally). All of the oil leaks cease. The bottom of the engine remains dry after repeated test drives, and a recent 100 mile round trip. But, ( spoiler alert! First clue) you have to remove an old contraption, because you're always making new contraptions and you have to unhook one of the vent lines...(You unhook the one that is directly attached to the pan rail.) You let the one end dangle....this Fungoo spooges out.


* you tell yourself that that is a byproduct of the first three scenarios........you put that bitch back together.

Scenario #5. ( We're getting close to giving it away now) You notice that pressure remains in the cooling system regardless of how long it's been since the car was last ran. Each time you run it, pressure will be evident after the engine gets cool enough to open the radiator cap.

Scenario #6. For the first time since you've driven the car, oil pressure is now inconsistent. What once was a constant 60-100 psi at RPM, is now slowly dropping while cruising at 75 MPH. You pull over and check for oil leaks, you have none. MOF, you have no leaks of any kind. ( on the outside)

Final scenario. You check your water level..it appears the same.

Any guesses? * Stay tuned for the surprise ending after a word from our sponsor.

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