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02-12-2015, 01:05 PM | #61 |
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That doesn't look stock! Reminds me of some Ts running around when I was in high school. Looks nice.
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Re: Opinion on PCV valve for flathead?
I have an 8BA, 1951. When I got it someone had removed the road draft tube and simply put in a pcv valve with a hose leading down below the engine (open). I did not know everything I should have, at the time. I had oil leaks around the gaskets, and oil pushed up thru the oil dip stick tube. That is what led me to understanding blow-by crankcase pressure. I then bought a simple pcv valve from NAPA attached a hose to it and connected it to the vaccuum input beneath the carb (initially for the windshield wipers, now electric). That was a few days ago. So I do not know if I have done the right thing yet. Too soon to tell. However, I have read everything on the internet about pcv oil catch cans and I am looking to install one between the pcv valve and the intake manifold hose input. Must I have a special pcv valve or is the universal one sold at NAPA OK. Is there enough vaccuum to pull thru the oil separator. I really need all the suggestions I can get. Many thanks. Peter
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I had the same setup until I went to a 4bbl. carb. The PCV valve goes into the top road draft tube hole in the intake manifold. (with suitable rubber grommet etc,) There is adequate vacuum to operate the system. The PCV valve should be something that was meant to fit an engine close to the same c.i. displacement as our car. Oil separators, catch cans?? Should not have to use either.
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06-08-2016, 12:26 PM | #65 |
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If you have oil pushing out the dip stick tube, a pcv may not have the result you want. Only stuff I've seen that did that were really really worn out, or had no breathers at all, or clogged up breathers.
To clarify, when you got it, it had a hose (where the road draft tube is ment to be) with a pcv valve in it, but this just went to air? Just flopped down the side of the engine? Could you not have just connected this to the old wiper tapping? As above, the pcv valve should be from a comparable engine. And oil separators, not seen one used on a Flathead, though a bunch of OEM stuff had that setup. Catch cans, these are used when a PCV valve is removed on high performance stuff, the can vents to air via a filter. Martin. |
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08-15-2016, 08:36 AM | #67 |
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That don't work unfortunately, though I get your thinking.
A good running stock engine, be it a tiny little import car engine or honking great a dodge hemi will have close to the same vacuum at idle and cruise. This would be around 18-22". But that hemi one will hardly work on the little'un, it would be a big air leak. So similar sized engines are actually where you should be looking for a doner valve. Martin. |
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What size freeze plug is needed to block off the draft tube on a 52 8BA?
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08-15-2016, 01:04 PM | #69 |
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This post died awhile ago, but I'm thinking of installing that exact set up on my motor so I'd like to kick it around again and get some thoughts.
Here's what I have: 1946 59L, which means I have the pan vent. I have a Camden supercharger on a late intake and right now the road draft tube port is blocked off as is the oil fill port. I'm running an electric fuel pump so I blocked off the mechanical pump and kept the rear road draft tube set up. From what I'm reading here, if I block off the pan vent and install a PCV set up like the one shown above, it should work fine with a filtered cap on the existing road draft tube. The hose from the PCV valve would be plumbed into the intake under the supercharger. At idle I have 21in. of vacuum and between 15 and 17 cruising light on the throttle. Am I going in the right direction? Thanks, Joe |
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Re: Opinion on PCV valve for flathead?
The PCV valve should go into the road draft port on the manifold and the filtered cap on the oil filler tube wherever it's located.
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04-18-2018, 08:13 AM | #74 |
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Yes the pan vent needs to be blocked. Not sure about the pcv hose going below the blower, these pcv chaps work with vacuum not boost.
I personally would not use a pcv on a supercharged engine. It creates a vacuum leak to the manifold and that vacuum is pulling oil vapour laden air into the engine. This lowers the octane and increases the chance of destination. Just a bad idea in my mind. Martin. |
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I'd love to hear from the blower people if they use a PCV system or not!! Thank you |
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Might try the HAMB as well. I remember some threads a while back on PCV and blower engines.
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Just not something I would do. Martin. |
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Just wonder how millions of vehicles use PCV systems without any vacuum related issues and the "oil fume laden air" gets burnt up in the combustion process as the system was designed to do, also without any issues either real or imagined.
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