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Andy, "inches of water" is a unit of measure, used for very low amounts, "cm of water" or "inches of mercury" are some other ones.
6 inches of water is about 0.2 psi.
The Magnehelic gauges ar common on ebay for some reason, with odd and unusual units of measure, check them out. Normally high...
Since I collect the oil (I have a crankcase breather filter installed), I can tell you that the amount of oil is about 1/10 of a quart every 1,000 to 2,000 miles.
If you are interested in measuring the pressure, get a Magnehelic gauge on ebay for about $10, they are excellent for this kind of...
How much blowby, under what conditions?
Like the PS mag says, engine leak, maybe not....
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