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IowaTom 
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 Topic: Road draft tubePosted: Mar/30/2018 at 4:21pm |
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When I bought my car, the tube consists of a 90º bended soft rubber hose.
Naturally, when I removed the leaky covers to clean and re-gasket them, the hose fell out and now won't re-seat. I'm thinking this was a home remedy for a lost factory tube. Could I be right?
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1948kaiser
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Posted: Mar/30/2018 at 4:23pm |
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what model, engine, and year of car
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Posted: Mar/30/2018 at 4:25pm |
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Sorry - It's a '59 195.6
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Posted: Mar/31/2018 at 1:07am |
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Yeah that's someone's farmer fix. The original tube was metal and the end was cut at an angle to create a draft at the end of the tube while the vehicle is moving forward to suck the vapors out of the crankcase. |
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Posted: Mar/31/2018 at 9:12am |
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Put a Wanted Ad in for a side cover with road draft tube. OR better yet, ask for a '63-65 cover that will have a fitting for a PCV hose, then run it back into the intake (there should be a plug below the carb) to burn up the fumes and reduce pollution (and odor).
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Posted: Apr/02/2018 at 7:32am |
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Better yet, look at this thread and await Tom's reply to my post.
http://theamcforum.com/forum/my-1956-ohv-stateoftune_topic93308.html You might not run your 195.6 as hard as I used to or Tom does (and runs it a bit harder than I did, I think!), but it seems to always use oil at higher rpm. Tom may have fixed that... |
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IowaTom
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Posted: Apr/04/2018 at 10:46am |
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Great ideas, Guys. Many thanks!
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Posted: Apr/04/2018 at 11:46am |
If you do that, be sure to use a correct PCV valve in the line. If the PCV valve will be mounted horizontally be sure to use a correct valve with a weak spring inside and keep the valve clean. You can search on Ebay for a 1962 Rambler Classic PCV valve (for example) and find a correct valve. Other years also mounted the valve horizontally so you are limited to 1962. Joe
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Posted: Apr/05/2018 at 7:43am |
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These two pictures should show you how the PVC system connects to a 196 OHV.
 
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Posted: Apr/05/2018 at 6:14pm |
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Wow! That engine is a work of art!
I don't find any port on the little Holley carb, but do see what looks to be a 1/2" plug in the intake manifold I could use on my '59s six. (I would also have to plumb around a partial flow filter setup) RocklandRambler, did you use the 'correct' PCV for your engine or something else. Thanks!
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