<VV> PCV system question on a late model

[Harry Yarnell]

That would be my first guess (the 90° tube plugged with sludge); next would 
be the Z shaped vent tube.

harry yarnell
Poohbah of Perryman
perryman garage and orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Sethracer at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 10:28 AM
Subject: <VV> PCV system question on a late model


> On Saturday, Silicon Valley Corsa and Corsa San Francisco Bay Area members
> gathered at one members shop to work on and do minor fix-up on a 65 Monza. 
> The
> car was left to the clubs by a deceased members estate, and will be 
> somehow
> sold. Details still to be worked out. The car runs and idled fine, but I
> noticed  some blowby coming out of the lower side vent hole on the fuel 
> pump. I
> pulled the air filter cover and checked the upper PCV vent where it feeds 
> inside
> the air filter. Nothing was coming out of there -except a noticeable hiss,
> that  would go away with a finger over the vent hole. That vent tube is 
> fed
> from the  balance tube, the one with the small air hole - probably what is
> causing the  noise. I am not worried about the noise, only that there is 
> no blowby
> coming out  up here, just from the pump vent.  My guess is that the 90 
> degree
> vent  tube off of the upper fan housing may be plugged, causing the 
> venting out
> of the fuel pump hole. At the time, we didn't think to remove the oil 
> filler
> cap  to see if there was any pressure building up. (Always done 
> carefully!)
> We want  to make sure that the car is working at it's best for the new 
> buyer.
> Any other  places to look?  - Seth Emerson
>
>
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