OK, as some of you probably are aware I have a '55 Studebaker with a '63 Studebaker engine in it. The PCV valve attached to this engine has ceased to perform as a valve, it's more of a metered orifice at this point. After several dousings with carb cleaner it still won't "check" when I blow through it "backwards." There apparently is no modern replacement for it; or at least none that any manufacturer of auto parts will admit to. It's an inline valve, using 5/16" hose. (or is it 3/8"? I forget.)
which is better, just running my "busted" valve, or finding one that will fit (but may not be calibrated to exactly the same flow rate as the original?)
...or does anyone have a magic interchange book and can tell me what I need to buy? This is a 289 4-bbl.
I'd rather not have to swap in a road draft tube; my goal here is to have an old car that doesn't smell like one when I drive it.
thanks,
nate