<VV> A question for automatic Corvair owners...PCV

[Mike Kost]

At least SOME of the automatics had a valve. My son's `66 500 95/auto 
has a PCV valve.

Mike Kost

UltraMonzaWest at aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 5/24/2005 11:23:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
>cash.case at sbcglobal.net writes:
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>>'65 Monza 110/pg
>>
>>The vent tube that comes out of the block under the fan is the one that 
>>goes to the positive crankcase valve. When I took mine off when I 
>>started this engine rebuilt (years ago) I noticed that it was not 
>>completely hollow. It had a tiny hole instead of being just a hollow 
>>tube which is what I thought it was.
>>
>>The question is why the tiny hole? In other 6-cyl. cars of the time it 
>>was just a tube to the pcv.
>>Why is it tiny and is there a variance in size from engine to engine?
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>The orifice [ 0.060"]   is THE  Positive Crankcase Vent    there is no 
>checkvalve!  It's not needed due to the long balance tube.
>
>The size was "standard"  and usually adequate.....but can be enlarged 
>slightly without affecting idle quality ...... if you run at higher RPMS  for great 
>lengths of time.
>
>Matt Nall / Patiomatt / WCUH / Chairman V V
>69 Monza Cpe., 66 Monza vert, 65 Crown v8 Cpe.
>Somewhere between Reno, NV and Coos Bay, Or.
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>


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