road draft tube/pcv valve question
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road draft tube/pcv valve question
last week,while crawling under my truck,i noticed that the tube was filled with silicon.i immediately ordered a new filter and gasket for it ,along with the oil filter adaptor i'd been meaning to install.when they came today,i dutifully crawled underneath,put on the adaptor and a new filter,and pried out the big glob of silicon from the tube.thats when i realized that there was a pcv valve installed on the top of the breather filter canister,with a hose running to just below the front of the carb.did i screw up?should i have left the tube sealed.there was not a filter in the canister,but i installed the new one and re-hooked up the pcv valve.i was thinking that opening the tube would possibly releive the pressure that was causing my oil pump to leak.what should i do ?thanks,steve
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Hi
You need to ask this on the "Y" block forum.
When I installed a pcv valve on my 54 merc car I drilled a hole in the valley cover near the dist and installed a pcv there. Then I removed the breather tube and made a plate to block off the opening.
I am not sure when but that location in the valley pan was the production position.
Chuck
You need to ask this on the "Y" block forum.
When I installed a pcv valve on my 54 merc car I drilled a hole in the valley cover near the dist and installed a pcv there. Then I removed the breather tube and made a plate to block off the opening.
I am not sure when but that location in the valley pan was the production position.
Chuck
