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Purge Control Valve

Purge control valve, located in line with carbon canister, controls flow of fuel vapors from carbon canister to intake manifold. See Fig 1 . Air should not flow through PCV purge line port, unless more than 16 in. Hg vacuum is applied to carburetor vacuum port.

Fig 1: Carbon Canister
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