Vent Tube Help
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Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Mundelein Illinois
Vent Tube Help
Here is a pic of my vent tube
As you can see it sticks up out of the valve cover. The reason for this is new intake manifold and carb. The height is about 1 inch taller than factory.
Is there somewhere I can send this to have them make it longer by welding in a piece of material? Then it would work like the factory piece and I can get rid of the clamp.
Thanks for the help
As you can see it sticks up out of the valve cover. The reason for this is new intake manifold and carb. The height is about 1 inch taller than factory.
Is there somewhere I can send this to have them make it longer by welding in a piece of material? Then it would work like the factory piece and I can get rid of the clamp.
Thanks for the help
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Florida
The only place that could bend this steel tubing that small would be a hydraulic shop with a steel tubing bender.
Try a farm tractor place, hydraulic hose repair/supply.
A local welder might, if you supplied the tubing, go to a junkyard and get another breather tube to cut up for material.
Try a farm tractor place, hydraulic hose repair/supply.
A local welder might, if you supplied the tubing, go to a junkyard and get another breather tube to cut up for material.
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Crossville TN
If you feel that the clamp is unsightly, just dump it. You don't need any type of clamping force on that joint...it is under vacuum, not pressure. If the hose is a loose fit, put a little silicone sealer on the connection that is loose. And, as mentioned above, you might want a little longer piece of hose for it.
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Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Mundelein Illinois
Look at the connection at the valve cover. See how it sticks up, the reason for the clamp is that it will vibrate loose. I need to make the tube longer in the area that is vertical.
Safety Car
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From: Beecher Illinois
How about going all rubber? Go to an auto parts store and check out their selection of pre bent heater and bypass hoses. Cut off the steel tube an inch or so above the valve cover to fit the hose to it.
