Re: PCV Anyone?

Posted by Let the ride decide On 2010/8/2 21:17:00

I do not know if this is what you are looking for, but I had a 56 Clipper that had the downdraft tube plugged with a cork. The downdraft tube was tapped by the valley pan and a hose went to a oil recovery canister with a filter. Then from the canister another hose went to a plate that was between the manifold and the carburetor. I was told that it was to help your gas milage, on the theory that it would burn more of the vapors or something along those lines. It was also referred as an early PCV valve. I believe the unit was an oildex or something like that. It was a green canister. I can not find a picture of it, and the guy I sold the car to took it off.