On Fri, 9 Jan 1998 17:39:02 -0600 (CST) Michael D Gemelke
<Michael.D.Gemelke@wdc.com> wrote:
>I'm still confused. I thought the PCV valve ventilated
blow-by gases out
>of the crankcase. It's connected by a tube somewhere into
the throttle
>body. The blow-by gases then go through the intake and
burned in the
>cylinder. I thought the breather just took FRESH air INTO
the crank. I
>should look through some books to verify this, but I think
this is
>correct, in which case I could use an open-element
breather... unless at
>some point there is positive pressure at the breather port
which could
>force blow-by gases into the engine compartment, but a
properly operating
>PCV should keep that from happening. Am I not correct?
>
>
I believe you are right.
Karl Moltzan
92 CC 4X2 5.2L 4/5RT(stock cam)
1.7Crower, Electric Fans
DTs,Stock coil
B&M Shifter 4200lbs
15.054@90.124
kmoltzan@mymail.net
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