PS on the PCV question

[Chris Hall]

Just ran my ETKA (I love shareaza! lol) and it says that part number
035 103 245 D is a "restrictor for ventilation hose".

Guess I was right about it not being a valve (duh). 

Maybe I should set my sights on the valve cover gasket then...?

Maybe I have a bad fuel pressure regulator... 

Maybe I need to buy a car that's not 20 years old...


When the car studders and backfires, it reminds me of when I release
the safety lever on my lawn mower (which kills the engine) and pull it
back on right when the engine's about to die...

I guess the stalling comes from too much air getting in thru my
mysterious vacuum leak and essentially causes a fuel starvation
situation since there isn't enough gas in the cylinders to match all
the extra unmetered air, then backfires once there's a build up of gas
to match the unmetered air that's been sucked in through the leak?

I promise I'm done now :)

Looking forward to your input, 

-- 
Chris Hall
badcomrade at gmail.com
"making girls cry since 1974"