To PCV or Not to PCV...That is the question.

swies said
You need the valve Can I buy a generic PCV at the local parts house? or is there a specific one I need?

Are you running factory covers? Just tell them you need one for whatever year your engine is, I would try and get a metal one. They will probably want to know year, car blah blah.

and a length of hose to go from valve in the cover to carb base, large port My carb (Eddie 1405) has a large port on the front (capped) and one on the rear (brake booster) does it matter which port I use?

Just hook it to the front as long as it's a large port on full manifold vacuum. You may need a nipple if there isn't already one there. Measure from the hol in the cover fomr a half circle so to speak over to the connection on the carb. Add a couple inches so you KNOW you have enough.

You will need a breather and hose on the other side plumbed into the carb air filter base. Currently there is a vent cap on both sides, will one of those work as the vent? or does it need to be plumbed into the air filter base?

Well, the one that is on the vent is plumbed into the air cleaner so the engine is sucking in filtered air. Typically it has a cap with a nipple to hook the hose on, and then it's plumbed into the bottom of the carb filter.

And, my valve covers both have baffles. I curse them every time I change the oil and have to refill.

When it's all said and done, you want the inlet on one cover in the rear and the valve in the front on the other cover. Plug the extra vent on whichever side you put the valve.

Just like in the link posted above.

It doesn't really matter which side the valve and breather are on as long as they are fore and aft and on opposite sides.