I have a 265 sbc in my 56 taskforce with this can under the inlet manifold.The large can part has come away from the tube.Can I remove the whole lot and replace it with somthing else in the draft tube at the back.
That is simply a baffle that prevents oil from being drawn out of the valve valley by th road draft tube when the vehiclre is in motion. A little creativity with a torch and some exhaust tubing can duplicate it pretty easily. Find a piece of tubing that is a dnug fiy into the hole in the block, and favricate an outer shield from a slightly larger piece of tubing and some big flat washers. Then drill a few holes near the top to allow vapors to be drawn out of the crankcase by the air passing by the end of the draft tube. The same vewnt system was used on 283 and early 327 engines until the mid-1960's, ao an exact replacementy shouldn't be impossible to find. Jerry
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That canister is a baffle to prevent the oil from directly exiting the valley section of the engine. The idea is to only have fumes drawn out the draft tube. There is a vented oil fill cap on the front of the intake which creates a "flow through" to prevent internal gasses from building up in the engine which can cause problems like leaking seals, etc. Later engines don't use them, instead using a PCV on one rocker cover with a vent to the air cleaner on the other. You can use an alternative but the engine has to have a means to breathe. Fred
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