2 breathers and 1 pcv ok??
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Car: '89 IROC-Z
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Transmission: 700r4 edge 3000 stall
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2 breathers and 1 pcv ok??
I was running one breather and 1 pcv and I was still getting oil on my valve covers, pcv is brand new ac delco and so is hose it pulls good crankcase vacuum so thats not it. Is it fine to just run 2 breathers on one valve cover and the pcv on the other? Someone told me I could put wristbands around the valve covers to keep the oil off too.
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Car: 1991 Camaro Z28
Engine: 357, Canfield heads, solid roller,
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Re: 2 breathers and 1 pcv ok??
What kind of valve covers are they? I had the cheap Moroso chrome ones on my motor and I had a rocker arm on both sides line up perfectly with the hole in the valve cover and splash oil up in the breather. In this case, more breathers wouldnt have helped anything. You may try getting valve covers with baffles if yours dont have them now.
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Car: 89 camaro RS
Engine: 305
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Re: 2 breathers and 1 pcv ok??
i dunno if this helps, but you can can run as many things out of the the valve covers as you want, but you should keep them filtered when running
also you can run your PCV to an external tank(similar to your coolant overflow tank), just keep it vented to open air, but i do not know if that will solve your problem
also you can run your PCV to an external tank(similar to your coolant overflow tank), just keep it vented to open air, but i do not know if that will solve your problem
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Transmission: 700r4 edge 3000 stall
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Re: 2 breathers and 1 pcv ok??
seems to be okay now I just wasn't sure if running 2 breathers would lessen the vacuum and make it worse.
Why I put 2 on is because what I think is happening when you go WOT vacuum goes to 0 and the pcv is not pulling any vacuum so all the pressure is coming out 1 breather along with oil. I only get oil on the valve covers after doing some high rpm runs
Why I put 2 on is because what I think is happening when you go WOT vacuum goes to 0 and the pcv is not pulling any vacuum so all the pressure is coming out 1 breather along with oil. I only get oil on the valve covers after doing some high rpm runs
Last edited by Rayzor32; Apr 25, 2010 at 08:09 AM.
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