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Old 07-15-2021, 11:54 AM   #6
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Re: Need Ideas for a Chevy 235 PCV and brake booster to coexist

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Originally Posted by Wrenchbender Ret View Post
you can't run the PCV hose off the vacuum outlet in the Intake manifold behind the carb. It feeds off the back cyls. & will cause a bad miss at idle & low speeds & cause a rough idle. The power brake unit only draws vacuum on desceleration so it won't cause this unless the booster dia. is leaking. There usually is an outlet at the bbase of the carb for the PCV system.
George
this ogre agrees with wrenchbender. every pcv i've retrofitted went into the bottom of the air cleaner. the pcv valve is an engineered vacuum leak, it might be possible to adjust for it with a carb
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