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2000 suburban 5.3 vaccum thru dipstick

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Old August 3rd, 2014, 2:20 PM
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Ok i have 2000 suburban 5.3 vortec first year for this engine.i notice when pulling the dipstick out.i have a small amount of vaccum is it spouse to do that?
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I have never bothered to see if you get a vacuum draw through the dip stick hole but I suppose you would, after all that is what the PCV is doing, ventilating the crank case...
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Alright thank's that take care 1 problem.reason i ask is because i have little blue smoke.after long idle like 5 min's when i revv it.but after the smoke goes away.have did compression test there all good 165 psi all 8.
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Probably valve seals.
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Thank you people glad to find out it nothing to bad.because tbh with yall i got 13000 into when i'm done with the brake line fuel line
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