78 valve cover
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Cruising
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78 valve cover
I switched the stock air cleaner on my 78 to an open filter. All I want to do is put a breather on the passenger side valve cover...it should be simple. The stock breather (metal tube) is on there solid. Is it bolted from the inside of the valve cover - do I need to remove the valve cover to remove it? Seems like too much work for such a small application.
Drifting
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Originally Posted by Billiter72
I switched the stock air cleaner on my 78 to an open filter. All I want to do is put a breather on the passenger side valve cover...it should be simple. The stock breather (metal tube) is on there solid. Is it bolted from the inside of the valve cover - do I need to remove the valve cover to remove it? Seems like too much work for such a small application.
you have to pull out on it really hard while working it back and forth (no perverted comments needed
) i ended up replacing the rubber grommet in the cover found it in the help section at autozone also be aware that the breather needed is 3/4 if i remember right not the 1" it is way too big for stock valve covers.
good luck
Race Director
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From: Dayton, Ohio
Originally Posted by Billiter72
With the old rubber gromet, do you think I'll get dried pieces dropping into the motor as I try to break it loose? Or will that even hurt anything
