HELP! PCV Grommet in Intake Manifold

You ever get locked IN the car?! Haha

 

Haha good one.

 

The grommet is now a live in guest with valley pan roof. Got a new one, drilled the diameter out a bit, warmed it in hot water and it's installed and good to go!

Now as for finally getting the RIV to start...She did, but she is a grumpy old girl and sounds very rough. Lot's to tweak before she is purring again!

 

You would think I would have learned after the first time but I have managed to do this 3 times in 16 months of old Buick ownership

 

A trick I used long ago on my ‘72 Chrysler Newport Custom. Works on my ‘70 Electra and I would hazard a guess any PCV grommet replacement.

Remove old PCV rubber tube. Remove old PCV valve, remove old PCV grommet.

Insert old PCV valve into new PCV grommet. Push old PCV rubber tube onto old PCV valve.

Apply very light film of lubricant (your choice) to base lip of new PCV grommet. Do not lubricate anything else. With the whole apparatus in your hand, push the new PCV grommet into intake manifold PCV hole.
You may still need a flat head screwdriver to get started.

The old PCV valve in the grommet will prevent the grommet from being pushed thru the hole. The old PCV rubber tube will prevent the PCV valve from being pushed into your flesh.

Once the grommet has been seated, you can replace your old PCV valve and/or PCV rubber tubing if desired.

And yes, I learned this after pushing the new PCV grommet onto the valley pan of both the Newport’s engine and, yup, once again after doing the same thing to the Buick engine.

Hope this helps.

 

This actually happened with my 1951 Plymouth. You push forward on the door handle to lock, pull back to open.

My cousin borrowed the car for an event and couldn't get out as he kept pushing forward on the handle to try opening the door. People outside the car try turning the outside handle to open the door but because it was locked it wouldn't turn. This was long before the age of cell phones to call somebody and ask so he ended up crawling out the window. He could have put the top down and made it easier to get out but didn't think of that at the time. He ended up getting ahold of my dad and he explained how pushing on the handle locks, pulling unlocks/opens the door.

 

I posted awhile back that I used the ford grommet. (Another member suggested it). The ford grommet is far less likely to get pushed in and it is easy to get the PCV in, without a dremel tool…

 

I've used that one too.