A little note on the road draft tube. I bought an engine once and the tube
was missing so I figured that I would just install another and be on my
way.....Mistake!!! Seems the previous owner also took out the canister that
installs below the intake on the block so the road draft tube was sucking
the oil out of the engine. Might be worth a quick look?
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: McGillis@aol.com <McGillis@aol.com>
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Cc: OldCarKook@aol.com <OldCarKook@aol.com>
Date: Sunday, January 14, 2001 8:46 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] 1955 265 V8 Breather
>My newly acquired '55 Cameo V8 seems to be missing a breather tube at the
>rear of the engine. It looks like a 1.5" diameter hole in the top of the
>block has a rubber doughnut in it with a .5" diameter hole. A PCV valve
>might fit nicely. Should a draft tube be there? I have read about a
factory
>optional closed crankcase ventilation system, would it have used a PCV
valve?
>
>Thanks,
>
> Dennis McGillis
> ('36 Lowcab pickup, '55 Cameo)
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