I pulled off the oil filler assembly and removed what I thought was the PCV valve for cleaning. Full of gunk so I thought I'd clean it up. There is a small gasket on that PCV valve that crumbled in my fingers. Checking Pelican, it says the PCV valve is NLA.

What does the PCV do? Do I need it (djet, bone stock)? Is that assembly normallly serviced, cleaned? Where do I find that gasket?

Thanks,
Kev

http://members.rennlist.com/pbanders/PCV.htm

You're welcome...

Ha! Thanks Jeff. I just got done reading that and was going to post an answer to my own question. Shame on me, I should have known to look there.

So..are these truly NLA? Brad's text has conflicting info on availability.

I have the same problem with that gasket. I tried to get one from AA but they also do not have any. Went to the local auto parts store and bought some oil plug gaskets about the same size. I have not got around to putting it on yet, so I'm not sure it will work. Seams like all the used ones just crumble when you touch them.

If the valve is dead, you can try substituting a restriction instead of the valve. It will be open a little bit at all times, instead of being open quite a bit only at certain times. Ray Greenwood over on the Shoptalk Forums Type 4um talks about using a disk with a small (1mm or maybe smaller?) hole in it.

--DD