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Old 12-15-2011, 09:26 PM
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engine vac pressure question

alright the issue i am having now is i have so much vacume pressure that my pcv valve just dose not work..... if with have no throtle responce but if i pull it out of the valve cover it runs great and you can hear the engine sound free of stress again.

i put a filter on inplace of pcv valve but now every time i turn the heat on i get fumes inside the car from the blow by coming out of the filter.....its anoying and i am getting head aches from it.... is there another pcv valve i can try? other than whats called for my car? 87 iroc z built 355 carb'd? any input would be good thank you!
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Old 12-18-2011, 12:33 PM
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Re: engine vac pressure question

What is your intake manifold vacuum reading at idle?

Are you sure you inserted the PCV valve in the correct direction?
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Old 12-24-2011, 03:53 PM
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i got it fixed thanks for reading and helping!!!
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