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Old 06-25-2010, 10:25 AM   #9
junkyardjohn
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Re: no vacumn to PCV valve,unidentified oil leak at intake.

ANY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAS TO HAVE A OUTLET FOR THE BUILTUP INTERNAL PRESSURE. OTHER WISE IT WILL FIND ONE THRU THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE. (LIKE A GASKET OR AROUNG BOLT THREADS) THATS WHAT PCV (POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILLATION) DO. BEFORE THEY WERE AROUND, MOTORS HAD A ROAD DRAFT SYSTEM THAT WAS BASICALLY JUST A VENT TUBE THAT EMTIED THE BUILTUP GASSES OR FUMES RIGHT OUT ON THE ROAD. PCV VALVES WERE A BASIC ANSWER TO POLLUTION BY ROUTING THE GASSES BACK THRU THE CARB, THEREBY BURNING THEM. JOHN
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