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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><img width=383 height=289 style='width:3.9895in;height:3.0104in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D7BC45.6F42E7E0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here is a photo from Brian Nickels of an original Adaptor and PCV valve.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Early PCV valves were threaded style, you could disassemble them for cleaning – later style, 1965 versions, had a hose fitting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Early PCV hose had 1 right angle bend – later style the hose had 2 right angle bends.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ron Fraser<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Tigers <tigers-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ron Fraser<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 08, 2021 11:56 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'jimdamelio' <jimdamelio@verizon.net><br><b>Cc:</b> tigers@Autox.Team.Net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] Tiger PCV Adapter<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The short answer is NO. This picture is from Bob Mannel’s book pg. 4-41.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The PCV valve threads into the Adaptor.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The pictures you sent – that part could work but not original or correct for the Tiger engine.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I don’t believe the original Adaptor is available – it is obsolete.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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.<o:p></o:p></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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ron Fraser<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net">tigers-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>jimdamelio via Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 08, 2021 9:52 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Tigers] Tiger PCV Adapter<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jim D<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="composer_signature"><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#575757'>Sent from my Galaxy<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>