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Old 03-30-2009, 09:44 PM   #1
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Question Breather for Valve Cover

I have these valve covers in the pic. The passenger side is vented into the car air filter. The drivers side I think needs a breather but the hole is funny shapped and smaller than the breathers I can find at Auo Zone. Any suggestions on what I should do? Vent both sides at the airfilter on the carb?
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Old 03-30-2009, 09:58 PM   #2
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Re: Breather for Valve Cover

In picture # 6, that is the PCV valve and should be connected to a manifold vacuum source, generally the base of the carburetor below the butterflies.

The other side should go to either the base of the air filter INSIDE the filter ring, or have a filtered breather; so that the PCV system is pulling clean air through the engine.
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Old 03-31-2009, 07:12 PM   #3
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Re: Breather for Valve Cover

Do what el-jay said for the pcv valve on passenger side. It should go to the big fitting on the base of the carb. Usually in the front in the middle.

As far as the one on the driver side, you want that one pulling in fresh air.

You can buy a small pod style filter for it at autozone. A pic is attached so you can see what it looks like. I just saw them there this weekend.

Or back in the NO MONEY days, I cut the bottom off a pcv valve (and pulled the check valve out) and then put the modified pcv valve (free flowing) there and then just used a rubber hose from the modified pcv to the bottom of my chrome air cleaner.
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