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Re: '62 PCV System
You of course are speaking of an application w/o power brakes and automatic transmission. Adding the PB hose and transmission linkage can clutter up the L.H. side then pretty well.
I kind of like it the way it is on my 63 as it is very easy to remove the hose from the PCV and the tube to the grommet hole at the back of the engine. The tube just pops right out of the grommet. If your distributor is in the correct position, getting at the hold down clamp and bolt is not too bad either. If it is not in the correct position, the VAC can present a problem when you try to time it as it only has just so much travel available between the manifold and plug wire bracket. But again, you can take the tube out for more clearance, then re-insert it when you are done. The most common cause of a stock distributor NOT being in the correct position is when someone has worked on it and removed the drive gear, then replaced it on the shaft 180 degrees off.
Stu Fox
All in all, I think the Engineers did a pretty good job with what they were faced with for that part of the PCV system, but they sure blew it on the portion of the system that draws the clean air from the front of the air cleaner. There is no flame arrestor on the tube which is positioned inside the air cleaner element. Under certain conditions, gas fumes can be drawn into the engine and cause a crankcase explosion. Don't ask me how I know. I lost my original valve covers that way. They came out with a Service Bulletin to correct this, but it was too late for me. -
Re: '62 PCV System
Christopher;
I guess maybe I assumed too much by using my 63 system to describe your 62, but you can read between the lines. Basically I think the Engineers (specially on the 62 which was the first PCV version) did a pretty decent job within the tight confines they had. I do believe the 62 also had a slush box and Power Brakes available so the same analogy applies.
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'62 PCV System
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