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Old 08-04-2010 | 07:34 PM
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454; holley 750; with edlebrock intake.

On my valve covers they each have a breather stack that emit fumes and I was considering a change to help with the smell in the boat. what do I do here? With new valve covers do I vent them back into the intake with pcv valve? If so can someone explain the proceedure ie; where does it enter the intake? Does the pcv valve need power? bascially how do I make this change.

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Old 08-04-2010 | 08:58 PM
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You use 2 of these adapters connected to the top of your flame arrester.
http://www.cpperformance.com/p-14122...gle-mount.aspx
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Old 08-04-2010 | 09:10 PM
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so you are saying to vent the valve covers into the flame aresters?
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Old 08-04-2010 | 09:15 PM
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Yes, or u can buy a catch can and mount it somwhere and run the fumes to it , just don't forget to drain it out once a while !!!!!

But dumping in to the flame arestor is comon and actually helps oiling the intake valves !!
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Old 08-04-2010 | 10:40 PM
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Yep. That's the way it's done.
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Old 08-04-2010 | 11:24 PM
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Might want to get a couple of these also for a quick easy installation. Just be sure your new valve covers have a 1" breather hole. You can pull these out to add oil if needed.
http://www.cpperformance.com/p-13639...with-vent.aspx

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Old 08-05-2010 | 06:20 AM
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the merc HP500 used a pcv valve in the intake, you can do the same in the valve cover..works better than just venting to the flame arrester
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Old 08-05-2010 | 08:22 AM
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+1

My 7.4 vented to the flame arrestor, but still got oil smell / flim in the engine bay. Converted to a PCV and smell / film is gone.
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Old 08-07-2010 | 09:43 AM
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can anyone show me a pcv system using the intake from the valve covers?
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Old 08-07-2010 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by toolsinbox
so you are saying to vent the valve covers into the flame aresters?
Thats is how Merc does it.
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