PCV - Is this play normal?

[w460traitor]

See video - I can wiggle the hell out of it. I can pull it out too, with 10lbs of force or so. Reason I looked is I'm getting no vacuum at idle (like, zero, but it idles (sort of, and low) anyway. I know, I know - shouldn't be possible. Sticking to the PCV, though - do I need to get ordering stuff?

Loose PCV

 

[brian]

Yes
Rubber grommet in the tube, hose on the top side.
As long as the pcv rattles when you shake it, its ok.

Sounds like a new vacuum gauge is in your future however.

 

[w460traitor]

Hm - I'll check for the rattles. And just to be sure I'm clear, you mean "yes" as in it's fine, not as in "time to buy parts," no?

And ha-ha re: vacuum gauge. I think it's the carb. Just found plenty of vacuum on the PCV hole in the manifold - barely anything trickling out of the advance port on the carb.

 

[brian]

That port doesnt show vac at idle.

 

[w460traitor]

Oh for f's sake. I'm such a rube. The PO bashed in the port on the side of the manifold (by the PCV inlet) so I didn't know where to grab vacuum. I gotta get some adapters. Take it from the brake booster?