lyonsronnie1
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Hi folks!
I have a 225 I'm getting back how it should be, and one of the things I'm doing is taking that DAMN chrome valve cover off that I put on it back when I didn't know any better.
So I bought an old valve cover and cleaned it up, painted it, and installed it. Much better because it has the baffles. My car is a '66, I bought the valve cover with the pcv chimney (didn't realize they stopped those in 65 apparently).
So anyways, two questions.
1. Can I clean up, or test the old pcv valve? Those early ones are pretty expensive to replace. If I can't reuse this one, i'm going to do the newer style plastic one, with a grommet or something inside the stove pipe 'sleeve'.
2. What exactly does that spring thing do? Mine has 1 side broke off. I ordered a new one but to be honest I can't even tell what i'm supposed to do with it. My sleeve fits really snugly (really snugly, as in must be bent) on the stove pipe.
Thanks for any info!
I have a 225 I'm getting back how it should be, and one of the things I'm doing is taking that DAMN chrome valve cover off that I put on it back when I didn't know any better.
So I bought an old valve cover and cleaned it up, painted it, and installed it. Much better because it has the baffles. My car is a '66, I bought the valve cover with the pcv chimney (didn't realize they stopped those in 65 apparently).
So anyways, two questions.
1. Can I clean up, or test the old pcv valve? Those early ones are pretty expensive to replace. If I can't reuse this one, i'm going to do the newer style plastic one, with a grommet or something inside the stove pipe 'sleeve'.
2. What exactly does that spring thing do? Mine has 1 side broke off. I ordered a new one but to be honest I can't even tell what i'm supposed to do with it. My sleeve fits really snugly (really snugly, as in must be bent) on the stove pipe.
Thanks for any info!