Hi Jim,
I've done this on several engines and it works fine for me. The trick
is finding one that has the same or similar diameter connections on
both ends to fit your hose. Sometimes a little ingenuity is required
as the ends are usually different diameters. Check in a store that
has a big selection hanging on the wall. The Kragen's here have 30 or
40 in blister packs to choose from. Make sure you fit it in the
right direction too. You can check air flow by blowing through each
end to see which way the valve closes.
Gerard
At 9:49 AM -0400 6/11/03, Jim Juhas wrote:
>Gerard:
>
>So, utilizing the system that feeds via a tube from the front cover (or in the
>case of my MGB, the side cover) to the carburetor bodies, it would be a good
>thing to insert a conventional PCV valve in that line in lieu of the much more
>expensive original valve that mounts to the manifold?
>
>gerard wrote:
>
>> I would and do. You want to prevent and unburned gasses from going
>> the other way in the case of a backfire, for instance. The PCV valve
>> closes if the pressure reverses.
>>
>> Gerard
>>
>> At 5:39 PM -0700 6/10/03, James Algar wrote:
>> > The only crankcase ventilation still in
>> >place is a hose off the timing cover can, which runs to a black plastic
>> >T-fitting which splits and runs to the carburetor bodies, just under the
>> >dashpots, before the butterflies. This, I think, is original. So...should I
>> >find and re-install a PCV valve on a (non-T) fitting back into the blanked
>> >off manifold port?
> > >
> > >Jim Algar
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