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Old Aug 20, 2019 | 05:25 PM
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On my C3 with its 427 I still use a PCV on my valve covers. I like to see the nasty blow by get burned in a car like mine as it runs rich and has a big carburetor. Having a vacuum in your engine will help the rings seat and stay sealed up the best they can.
If you have PCV valves on both valve covers, do you have a source to introduce fresh air into the crankcase?
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There was a guy on here last year with a vacuum hose to each valve cover, then to the intake. I asked him how he was introducing fresh-air into the crankcase to replace what was removed.
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I said, you can't run two negative pressure (vacuum withdrawl) lines to a crankcase without a positive air introduction (replacement).
Still no response.

In laymans terms, I wrote, you can't have two successful outlets with no inlet.
STILL no response. I guess he just didn't get it.

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Maybe he thought the blow-by was good enough.
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Old Aug 20, 2019 | 06:47 PM
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http://blog.wiseco.com/common-causes...il-consumption

http://mewagner.com/
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Old Aug 21, 2019 | 03:21 PM
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Good read Jackson. I popped for the M/E wagner PCV a year or two ago, a very nice quality item IMO.
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