I finally put a PCV valve on my 440 6-pack and noticed something odd. I have the air cleaner where the orange top seals around the oval filter but leaves a gap so you can actually see the air cleaner. I noticed that the port from the passenger-side valve cover to the air cleaner that is pulling air for the venting of the engine is outside the air cleaner. I always thought it was supposed to be drawing air from the inside of the air cleaner. I know it's pulling a lot of air as I can see a faint smoky mist coming from the middle of the filter into the opening at the bottom of the air cleaner base.
The arrow in the pic is pointing to the opening on the outside of the filter that is leading to the intake port for the crankcase ventilation.
Is all this normal? It's been a long time since I've fussed with PCV stuff. Does it matter if the air being drawn in is just fresh air or should it be air from the inside of the filter?
The arrow in the pic is pointing to the opening on the outside of the filter that is leading to the intake port for the crankcase ventilation.
Is all this normal? It's been a long time since I've fussed with PCV stuff. Does it matter if the air being drawn in is just fresh air or should it be air from the inside of the filter?