Frank,
How do you get the old wire wool out of the oil separator? Do you just dig
it out with a wire-hanger hook? If so, is there a chance that any of it
will get into the engine?
Jeff
>Dave
>
>You can try a generic PCV inplace of the original, I have one from a
>Chrysler on one Sprite but do not know which model Chrysler. It works.
>The only thing in the t/dhain cover oil separator is some wire wool, not
>steel wool but something like a heavy stainless wire wool pot scrubber.
>In fact, that's what I use to replace the old wire, a brand new pot
>scrubby from K-mart. It is easier then trying to clean the original and
>only costs $1.59 for 2.
>Your PCV may have a hole in the diaphram or a bad spring, If the spring
>is there and you are sure it has NOT been stretched, there may be a tear
>in the rubber diaphram. Motorhead stocks the rubbers, 1-800-527-3140.
>
>Good Luck
>Frank
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>Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ
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