[Andrew1941]

My van already had the new cover design, so I never had to change that. What did you mean the carbon could have come from the "TB"? The flakes were not particularly excessive, but I guess it is all relative to what you and I both think is excessive or not! There was less than say 5 flakes per inch, but that was in the worse area. For most of it, there was little or nothing. Not too many big ones, but I did pick one or two out easily by scooping them with a screw driver. I ordered the PCV valve from Ford as I had no luck previously with an aftermarket one. It didn't fit correctly. Anyway, I should have a new one in a couple of days and it was only $13. My manifold had oil in it the first time I opened it up, but I figured that was because of the grommet/gasket issues. I was kid of surprised to see a bunch in there now, but I guess if the PCV is not working, there will be excessive carryover, right?