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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 11:34 PM
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The ccv on the 7.3 dumps right in to the air intake, which gets pulled though the motor and out. Could there be a reason that they dumped it into the air intake. I was thinking that it would lub the engine where oil can not get. I don't know if there is any real data to back this up but it was my thought that the Ford engineers just were not being lazy when they vented it that way.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 11:38 PM
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Tree Huggers & Bunny Humpers are the reason!
 
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 11:50 PM
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cause the turbo gets lubed threw the pedistal right?

but the good thing is it shows you were you leaks are at on the intercooler tubes. lol
 
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 12:09 AM
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ya turbo gets oil from engine, and yes it will show you if your leaking.
 
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it's not a turbo thing
 
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 07:31 AM
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7.3s in international trucks have the ccv already routed down the back of the block. Like David said treehuggers are the reason those fumes are sent into the air intake, to try to keep them from going into the atmosphere.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 08:47 AM
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7.3s in international trucks have the ccv already routed down the back of the block. Like David said treehuggers are the reason those fumes are sent into the air intake, to try to keep them from going into the atmosphere.
If not completely burned, during combustion, these oil fume by-products would leave the tailpipe as emissions. Looks like it gets into the atmosphere either way (burned or not).
 
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 08:52 AM
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true, so there is no real benefit to it I guess.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 09:20 AM
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Anyone can help with the size/part number to the 90* piece to make your own?
 
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 09:42 AM
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7.3s in international trucks have the ccv already routed down the back of the block. Like David said treehuggers are the reason those fumes are sent into the air intake, to try to keep them from going into the atmosphere.
Did not know, that's good to know that there was not lubrication design to it. I know it had to do with emissions and tree huggers but thought that there might have been a beneficial purpose to the engine.

As always thanks for answering my questions!
 
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 10:42 AM
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Anyone can help with the size/part number to the 90* piece to make your own?
All you need to do is flip the dog house (metal housing on the valve cover), go to the hardware store and buy a straight barb adapter (1/2" I think? take your dog house in with you to match it up), a long piece of rubber hose (auto parts store) and some hose clamps. Then you need either a piece of 4" exhaust tubing or a 3" ABS or PVC pipe coupler to replace the CCV housing in the intake, or rig up some way to plug the now open hole in the stock CCV housing.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 11:17 AM
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Thanks..I got the center piece to connect the 2 pieces of intake...Just wanted to know about the other part...thanks again!
 
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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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Here ya go, with pics....
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...f-ccv-mod.html
 
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I used 3/4" I.D. heater hose & some here have used clear hose to run it .
 
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All you need to do is flip the dog house (metal housing on the valve cover), go to the hardware store and buy a straight barb adapter (1/2" I think? take your dog house in with you to match it up), a long piece of rubber hose (auto parts store) and some hose clamps. Then you need either a piece of 4" exhaust tubing or a 3" ABS or PVC pipe coupler to replace the CCV housing in the intake, or rig up some way to plug the now open hole in the stock CCV housing.

It's actually 3/4". I did the same thing and worked great. I'll get some pics of mine tonight and post. The 4" filler piece in the intake I made so it bolted back up to where the stock piece did. Used 4" exhaust tubing that was 3" long. Welded a piece of flatbar to it for mounting. Masked off the ends where the rubber gets clamped to it and painted it black.
 
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