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Anonymous (no login)
Posted Apr 18, 2006 12:20 AM
......was usually just an exit tube leading down to the ground. The 430 had a vent duct which was right beneith bell housing flange. It was covered w. a metal sheet to seperate the fumes from the rest. Quite primitive but it worked to some extend.
I think it was in the late 60ies or early seventies when they introduced the so called positive crank case ventilation. Air was drawn out of the case by a hose that came out from an intake man. source. The hose draw from a "PCV" valve that stuck in one of the valve covers.
To give it a circulation, fresh air had to be drawn unto the case. The fresh and clean air was ducted from the base of the air filter housing (clean air side) right into a connection in the other valve cover. That worked a lot better and not only helped the environment but also helped making the engine's idle more consistent. That probably never came w. the 430 but w. the later engines.
BTW the MEL came w. a generator, not an alternator. These are very weak companions and do not charge during idle. In many instances the opposite is the case.
Driving these cars is a lot of fun everywhere. I had the most fun when I bought the T-Bird in the U.S. Gas was cheap (1991) and my trips in CA and all the way down to LA on 101 was a LOT of fun.
My car is now in the garage as some elder Lady hit my driver door and I'm just to broke and having no time to get it all fixed. Gas is up to 1,40 Euros per liter, so you get the rest of the story.
My house is at the waterside. I think I'd be more interested in a boat these days. Oh well some day.
The boat is not mine. It belongs to my neighbour's buddy. It stays in the water even during the winter season. It uses some device that whirls the water from freezing.
Theo
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