valve cover baffles what do they do

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  1. JHodges

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    I am planning on buying this set of valve covers. He told me one of the baffles was missing. He said it still had the screw holes in it if I wanted to but a baffle back in it. I was wondering what the baffle did anyway. Here is a pic of them. He wants $45 shipped for them so I plan on getting them
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    They keep oil from going up into the breather. You'll have to get the grommets that go into the holes also.:)
     
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    They are easy to make out of a bit of thin sheet metal. Just pattern the missing one off of the other side. Alternatively you can buy a breather that is baffled but they don't work nearly as well.
     
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