Edelbrock Finned Aluminum Valve Covers - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

flyingtim01 · 04-12-2013, 03:28 PM

Hey Guys,

A while back, I picked up a pair of Edelbrock finned aluminum valve covers at a swap meet because the price was right. I'm not sure how they came from Edelbrock, but both covers have both holes knocked out in them. The pics I've seen look like they come with one hole in each. My plan is to put a breather/oil fill cap in one cover, plug the smaller hole, and put a PCV valve (with an oil baffle grommet) in the small hole on the opposite side.

My question is this: can I put another breather cap on the same side as the PCV to fill the hole, or should it be plugged tight, so the PCV is actually drawing through the crankcase, and not just sucking air through the valve cover from the breather cap on that side?

brad_man_72 · 04-12-2013, 04:06 PM

Yeah its best to not have the breather and pcv on the same side.
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**special-K** · 04-12-2013, 10:49 PM

Where do you fill the oil?

1970witha355 · 04-13-2013, 09:22 AM

You simply pop out the breather and put the oil in. I have the same valve covers on mine.

04-12-2013, 03:28 PM	#1
flyingtim01 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Clinton, CT Posts: 101	Edelbrock Finned Aluminum Valve Covers Hey Guys, A while back, I picked up a pair of Edelbrock finned aluminum valve covers at a swap meet because the price was right. I'm not sure how they came from Edelbrock, but both covers have both holes knocked out in them. The pics I've seen look like they come with one hole in each. My plan is to put a breather/oil fill cap in one cover, plug the smaller hole, and put a PCV valve (with an oil baffle grommet) in the small hole on the opposite side. My question is this: can I put another breather cap on the same side as the PCV to fill the hole, or should it be plugged tight, so the PCV is actually drawing through the crankcase, and not just sucking air through the valve cover from the breather cap on that side? __________________ 1971 Chevy K20 350/SM465/NP205

04-12-2013, 04:06 PM	#2
brad_man_72 the boat guy Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: springfield mo Posts: 2,339	Re: Edelbrock Finned Aluminum Valve Covers Yeah its best to not have the breather and pcv on the same side. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 67, swb, fleet, tach, throttle, 5.3, 4l60e, 3.73's, fuel cell, 5 lug, p.d.b., 4-6 drop. great little truck 66, stevens drag/ski 18' silouette, 350, 2.02 doublehump heads. comp extreme marine 278 cam, vette 7 fin valve covers, old polished edelbrock intake, velvetdrive, casale v-drive, adj cavitation plate. 28, model a rpu project,

04-12-2013, 10:49 PM	#3
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: Edelbrock Finned Aluminum Valve Covers Where do you fill the oil? __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

04-13-2013, 09:22 AM	#4
1970witha355 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Inverness, Fl Posts: 20	Re: Edelbrock Finned Aluminum Valve Covers You simply pop out the breather and put the oil in. I have the same valve covers on mine.

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