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| early 390 pcv question |
| By Painter Wayne - 08/05/2004 7:22:52 PM; IP 4.14.110.23 |
| I've got a 64 Thunderbird with the 390 4V, and it has the big, ugly pcv unit on the back of the intake manifold with long, loopy pipe that curls around behind the engine before going into the back of the carb spacer. I'm sure a few of you guys know what I'm talking about. My question is, is there any reason it has to be like that? Would it hurt anything to remove all that mess, make a plate with a grommet and a proper pcv valve to put on the intake manifold, and plumb it straight to the carb spacer like the later engines did when it came out of the valve cover? What was the reasoning behind the huge Rube Goldberg cluster----? Is there some heat issue I should be aware of? Or is this just how they did things before they figured out how to do it right? I guess part of me says if it's not broke, don't fix it, but it looks like hell, and it bugs me. Any advice, gentlemen? |
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