Valve covers
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Valve covers
Pretty sure this is a noob question, so please bear with 
The valve covers on my 78 are not matching well with the chrome air cleaner, so I ventured off into ebay to look at chrome covers. There seem to be a lot of covers for chevy 350 engines, but they only have one hole per cover, whereas my stock covers have the two hose-holes and one bigger hole for oil input.
What are those hoses that connect to the valve covers? Can I use 2 single-hole valve covers, rather than the 2+1 setup that is stock? Where would the oil be poured in from?
Thanks guys
The valve covers on my 78 are not matching well with the chrome air cleaner, so I ventured off into ebay to look at chrome covers. There seem to be a lot of covers for chevy 350 engines, but they only have one hole per cover, whereas my stock covers have the two hose-holes and one bigger hole for oil input.
What are those hoses that connect to the valve covers? Can I use 2 single-hole valve covers, rather than the 2+1 setup that is stock? Where would the oil be poured in from?
Thanks guys
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Pretty sure this is a noob question, so please bear with
The valve covers on my 78 are not matching well with the chrome air cleaner, so I ventured off into ebay to look at chrome covers. There seem to be a lot of covers for chevy 350 engines, but they only have one hole per cover, whereas my stock covers have the two hose-holes and one bigger hole for oil input.
What are those hoses that connect to the valve covers? Can I use 2 single-hole valve covers, rather than the 2+1 setup that is stock? Where would the oil be poured in from?
Thanks guys
The valve covers on my 78 are not matching well with the chrome air cleaner, so I ventured off into ebay to look at chrome covers. There seem to be a lot of covers for chevy 350 engines, but they only have one hole per cover, whereas my stock covers have the two hose-holes and one bigger hole for oil input.
What are those hoses that connect to the valve covers? Can I use 2 single-hole valve covers, rather than the 2+1 setup that is stock? Where would the oil be poured in from?
Thanks guys
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This is what I have now. 3 holes total, beat up looking. The front two holes have hoses coming off of them, and the big one is for oil.
Most of the covers I'm looking at online look like this; they only have two holes on them.
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Just read the description of the covers and make sure they have built in oil deflectors.
If you ever wanted to run big aluminum roller rockers they won't fit under the stock valve covers.
I have a set of the factory aluminum finned on my car but wouldn't hesitate to change them to something useful.
If you ever wanted to run big aluminum roller rockers they won't fit under the stock valve covers.
I have a set of the factory aluminum finned on my car but wouldn't hesitate to change them to something useful.
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I had the same problem. Got chrome valve covers but only had one hole in each. So went back and got the correct number of holes so I know they are available. This was 2 years ago so don't remember exactly but they might have been Trans Dapt brand.
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