A positive crankcase ventilation system for an internal combustion engine
is disclosed. The system includes an engine having a cylinder air intake
system connected to associated cylinders and a filtered air inlet to a
crankcase for admitting air to mix with crankcase vapors. A throttle is
disposed in the cylinder air intake system for controlling airflow to the
associated cylinders. The system further includes a venturi nozzle having
an inlet and an outlet. The venturi nozzle inlet is connected to the
crankcase for receiving the mixture of filtered air and crankcase vapors.
The venturi nozzle outlet is connected to the cylinder air intake system
at a location subject to variable intake vacuum pressure between the
throttle and the cylinders to allow the mixture of filtered air and
crankcase vapors to be drawn into the inlet air passing to the cylinders
downstream of the throttle.