<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">My crossover Mk1a B382……91 came to me with the adaptor. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I am the 2nd owner and have no info whether the prior owner made changes.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Any changes were made pre-1980 which is when the car entered long term storage.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Allan Ballard</div><div class="">-Mk1a</div><div class="">-Series I Alpine (V6)</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Oct 8, 2021, at 12:56 PM, jimdamelio via Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" class="">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><div dir="auto" class="">Thanks for all the responses. I know what's original now.</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto" class=""><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto" class="">Sent from my Galaxy</div></div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size: 100%;" class=""><div class="">-------- Original message --------</div><div class="">From: Ron Fraser <<a href="mailto:rfraser@bluefrog.com" class="">rfraser@bluefrog.com</a>> </div><div class="">Date: 10/8/21 11:56 AM (GMT-05:00) </div><div class="">To: 'jimdamelio' <<a href="mailto:jimdamelio@verizon.net" class="">jimdamelio@verizon.net</a>> </div><div class="">Cc: <a href="mailto:tigers@Autox.Team.Net" class="">tigers@Autox.Team.Net</a> </div><div class="">Subject: RE: [Tigers] Tiger PCV Adapter </div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">The short answer is NO. This picture is from Bob Mannel’s book pg. 4-41.</p><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">The PCV valve threads into the Adaptor.</p><p class="MsoNormal">The pictures you sent – that part could work but not original or correct for the Tiger engine.</p><p class="MsoNormal">I don’t believe the original Adaptor is available – it is obsolete.</p><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">Ford fazed the brass Adaptor part out as a cost reduction, replaced by the PCV hose with 2 right angles in 1965.</p><p class="MsoNormal">It is curious that even the MK II Part List shows this Adaptor. MK II does not use the brass Adaptor part.</p><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">I do not know when this change took place on the Tiger engine but my F21KA engine has the 2 right angle PCV hose.</p><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">Ron Fraser</p><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in" class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">From:</b> Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net" class="">tigers-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b class="">On Behalf Of </b>jimdamelio via Tigers<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b> Friday, October 08, 2021 9:52 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b> <a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" class="">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b> [Tigers] Tiger PCV Adapter</p></div></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="">I've attached two pictures and was wondering if this is the same adapter Rootes used on the Tiger. The early parts book lists the Ford # as 378754. The Mustang supplier's sell the pictured one for big block cars. Anyone still h</span>ave their original.</p></div><div class=""><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Jim D</p></div><div class=""><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div><div class=""><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div><div id="composer_signature" class=""><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#575757" class="">Sent from my Galaxy</span></p></div></div><div class=""><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br class=""><br class=""><a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" class="">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br class=""><br class="">Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br class="">Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers http://autox.team.net/archive<br class=""><br class="">Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/aballard@ix.netcom.com<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>