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Well I posted before about my smoking car. How to fix and possibly cheap out on ring job.
Way crazy result from installing pcv kit I got online. Before was smoking out oil fill vent cap and exhaust.
And just like that its gone. I cannot believe the results. Now I can drive around without the dirty looks from folks thinking I am here to cause global warming. Thats a joke by the way.

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And an added advantage is that now that the crankcase is under some vacuum, any oil seepage from crank seal etc. will be reduced or eliminated.

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Running an 8BA which had a vent and tube from front of inlet manifold.
Have just purchased a pcv valve to fit.
Had noted oil leaks at rear seal area. Will be happy if I get this result!!!
Phil NZ

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I have been a firm believer of PCV's on older vehicle for over thirty years, I have had a lot of experience with the Ford 292/312 Y blocks in "56-57 T-Birds and '59-64 F series trucks. I used a PCV system from a '63 292 F100 on my '57 Bird in 1971, the PCV stopped blow-bye/oil leakage from the filler neck, and crankcase vent on the side of the block.
A side effect of the addition of a PCV to my '57 Bird was it made the car California emissions compliant without having to add a bunch of ill conceived emission equipment that California was requiring in the early '70's on pre-smog equipped vehicles.

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I would keep an eye on your plugs . All the smoke that was going out the exhaust is now getting burnt .

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Where does one install a pvc valve in this case?

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There are several ways to do it. Here's a link showing how we installed a HIDDEN PCV Valve on an 8BA with a pre-'49 intake manifold....many pictures, and lots of "PCV" info! Click the link BELOW! DD

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...a%2C+pcv+valve


https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...5&d=1595567635

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https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=237933
Posts 4, 5, and 8 show how I did it on my 8ba.

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can you share the type of pcv application you used
I am interested in doing the same for my 47 monarch coupe

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I have found that the engines I have converted to a PCV system from an open crankcase has required leening the carb out a bit. The vapor pulled into the intake does many things: Tends to act as a upper cylinder lube, makes the air/fuel mixture richer, lowers crankcase pressure and thereby minimizes oil leaks, that is a win, win for everything.
I don't care for the PCV being installed in the rear oil fill pipe on an EFV8, a vented cap has to be used for air to be drawn into the system, putting a PCV that close to the air intake will result in the fresh air being drawn into the PCV in lieu of through the block and into the intake. A better location is to drill a hole into the intake manifold air pellum below the throttle plate, use a screw in threaded PCV for a small block that is less than 300 CID. As to where the hose from the PCV is connect to complete the circuit becomes a challenge. An 8BA type engine is simple because of the front crankcase breather pipe which can be replaced with a fitting for the hose.
Several years ago the EFV8 Club published an article about installing a PCV on the bottom side of the intake manifold which is in the valley chamber and requires removing the intake manifold to service the PCV.. Really dumb.
I read an article several years ago that stated that the PCV system eliminated 95% of the pollutants from an engine, everything that has been added an engine since then is to get rid of the remaining 5%.

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The installation that I referred to in my post above is for a 8ba. A 59 series engine is different. It can be done and there are posts either here on the Barn or over on the HAMB that detail the install on a 59 series.

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I put this set up on my last motor witch was a fumey old 1838, it seemed to make the engine run much sweeter and oil stayed cleaner, I blocked off the vent in the sump. I now have fitted it to my 239 Mercury

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In case anyone is interested, that manifold in Rudolph's picture in post #12 is an aluminum, Canadian "59A-type" with the number "C11A-6520" cast into it, like the NOS manifold shown below. They're still out there as I have a NOS manifold just like this one. It obviously provides a handy location to tap into the crankcase for a pre-1949 engine. DD


https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...5&d=1343613661


https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...9&d=1624092823

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thank you for the good ideas, v8coopman,Rudolph, and 51504bat. I will be giving this a try