Re: IML: PCV systems and other California smog trivia; Was: correct carb for '67?

[Mike Pittinaro <mechimike@xxxxxxxxx>]

Heh...despite my being younger than any of these cars,
I have heard of a road draft tube.  However, I believe
on the 67 Imperial the PVC tube leads directly into
the carburetor.  On the 68 air filter cover, the tube
goes into it.  

> The PCV valve was mandatory for CA cars starting in
> 61 (as I recall), but it
> became a federal requirement a year later.  The
> purpose of that system is to
> prevent crankcase fumes from escaping into the
> atmosphere via the "road
> draft tube" that was on all cars until the PCV
> system.



--Mike Pittinaro

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