a (very) small success

I have some chromed steel, Chevrolet badged valve covers that I bought used from a friend. They have some scratches and dings, so they fit in perfectly well with the rest of the car. I never could figure out the breather cap situation. When I got the car it had no breather, just an open baffled hole in the valve cover.

I tried 2 different breather caps with grommets from Napa but neither fit the 1.22 in AKA 1 1/4 in holes. I think one was too big and the other too small, but close enough to stump me for a while. The single grommet that came along with the covers fits the PCV valve but not the newest chrome Chevy breather that I bought.

Today at Action Autoparts, I noticed several choices of breather grommets on their wall. One pack said for 1 1/4 in hole, 3/4 in ID. That was like the one I had. Another pack said 1 in ID. This looked a lot closer at the store, and it fit just right and tight at home. Awesome. It only took 5 years.




Now where did I put that PCV valve?