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From: "Dave" <Wilkerbeast01@xxxxxxxxxxx>
My Dad tells me he used to take the road draft tube off, soak it in gasoline and set it on fire. After it went out, he would tap it a few times to knock the junk out, and re-install it. That was how he fixed them.
David C. Wilker Jr.
United States Air Force, Retired"The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten."~Calvin Coolidge~----- Original Message -----From: sosmi@xxxxxxxxxxxSent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 10:26 AMSubject: Re: IML: '60 413 valve covers questionHi,Rich. I believe, all engines (Chrysler) ,had a road vent tube, for crankcase venting untill 62-63 when CAP ( Clean Air Package) was started, then pcv valves took over. I also think there was a mesh type material in the baffle area for oil slosh, a crude filter. If the baffles were cut out, it's possibile they were removed, because the were plugged-up. You could convert to pcv, by drilling carb base, there was a boss in primary side,and secondary sides of most AFB's The baffle must cover the port by a few inches, or you can suck oil out, when running at high rpms. Hope this helps, Dave.-------------- Original message --------------
From: richard burgess <lecrown60@xxxxxxxxx>
Hello Folks,I have the valve covers from two different 1960 Imperials and both have had large sections of the interior baffles cut out. Both cars were very original so I find it surprising that either would have been modified outside the factory. Now I have found another and the baffles in it are not cut out. Was there some service buletin that recommended doing this?Richard Burgess'60 Crown sedan
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