PCV valve grounded?
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Racer
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From: ft. Worth tx.
PCV valve grounded?
No luck in search so here goes: Why is a ground strap connected to the pcv valve?The wire its grounded to is fairly large in gauge,so I'm assuming correctly that its grounded,yes or no,why?The reason I ask is would like to get rid of it for a smooth run when I put in a catch can.
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Originally Posted by tcmc5
That's what I thought when I first saw it. Actually, it's a heat sink.
It is actually designed to transfer heat from the motor to the PCV valve in order to prevent it from icing shut during the winter.It IS NOT a ground strap..
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Racer
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Originally Posted by screw991le
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,that explains it,he likes the wrong color Sox.Seriously now,if its a heat sink why the insulated wire?Then I presume ,since I only run my car in non-freezing weather I can do away with it?Its kind of a nuisance when trying to put on a catch can & a G3 filter to get it all to conform,with this little bugger in the pcv gromet.
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Originally Posted by geocor2003
What?Oh well a Red Sox fan ,that explains it,he likes the wrong color Sox.Seriously now,if its a heat sink why the insulated wire?Then I presume ,since I only run my car in non-freezing weather I can do away with it?Its kind of a nuisance when trying to put on a catch can & a G3 filter to get it all to conform,with this little bugger in the pcv gromet.
,that explains it,he likes the wrong color Sox.Seriously now,if its a heat sink why the insulated wire?Then I presume ,since I only run my car in non-freezing weather I can do away with it?Its kind of a nuisance when trying to put on a catch can & a G3 filter to get it all to conform,with this little bugger in the pcv gromet.
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