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Re: To PCV or not to PCV

To: Bricklin@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: To PCV or not to PCV
From: Isensee@aol.com
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 19:19:25 EST
Stephan,

Two holes in the valve cover are all you need. One valve cover get the PCV and 
a hose to the base of the carb. The other side will be the fresh air intake and 
I can think of at least three ways to set that up. 1. Knockout the hole in your 
air cleaner and route a hose up to that. Note there should be a small filter 
that goes into the PCV clean air intake hose inside the air cleaner. 2. If you 
don't want to punch a hole in the air cleaner, just put the small filter in the 
hose and place it somewhere it will be out of site such as alongside the carb 
under the air cleaner. 3. Use a filter which snaps onto the valve cover like 
cars had before PCV systems.

Scott

In a message dated Mon, 13 Mar 2000 12:30:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, "alfaki" 
<alfaki@bellsouth.net> writes:

> Scott,
> Ah ha, now that makes sense and clears a whole lot up.   Scott, the air
> cleaner I have (a cast alum Motorsport) has a knockout after the filter
> towards the carb.  The cast alum valve covers only have 2 holes.  Most of
> the smog stuff is gone, but I'd like to maintain a fully operational PCV
> system.  Any suggestions on how to tie in the valve covers without putting
> another hole in the valve covers? These ones do not have add. knockouts and
> the logo is all over the top.  Again, thanks for the info.
> stephan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Isensee@aol.com>
> To: <Bricklin@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 11:52 PM
> Subject: Re: To PCV or not to PCV
> 
> 
> > Stephan,
> >
> > One side of the PCV system is the fresh air input and doesn't need a
> valve. After passing through the air filter, clean air is sucked into the
> crankcase and then sucked out the side with the PCV valve using manifold
> vacuum. The amount of blowby is typically small so it won't blow out the
> side with no valve.
> >
> > Scott Isensee
> >



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