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Old January 17th 2003, 08:30
zydeco zydeco is offline
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Re: My (usually incorrect) 2 cents

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Originally posted by richiep
Since being told this I have noticed that every production car I have seen has the crank breather connected to the induction system in some way - must be a reason for it.
I think this is usually done for emissions purposes on newer cars (since the mid 70's in the US) to prevent hydrocarbons from the crankcase from venting to the atmosphere. Still a good idea though. The only drawback is the added potential for getting the carbs fouled.
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