Air Check Valve

1992 Ford Crown Victoria Touring, AOD-ESECTION Air Check Valve
  1. Visually inspect thermactor hoses, tubes, control valves and check valves for leaks which may be due to backflow of exhaust gases. If holes are found and/or traces of exhaust gas products are present, replace check valve.
  2. Check valve should allow free flow of air in direction of arrow only. See Fig 1 . Valves should check or block free flow of exhaust gas air in opposite direction.
  3. If air does not flow as indicated or if exhaust gas backflows opposite of direction of arrow in illustration, replace check valve.
Fig 1: Testing Air Check Valve
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