Where does this go?
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Instructor
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From: Madison AL
Where does this go?
Hello all! I have my AIM book an order along with a few others, but I won't get them till next week. Can someone tell me what this tube is on the front of my carburetor that goes to nowhere? It looks like it reaches over to that other line that has a bolt in it. What is that line for and why did someone cut one side and blot closed the other?
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From: Madison AL
When I first got the car it ran really rough, sputtered and stalled if I gave it too much gas. A friend and I noticed the line above with a small metal tube in it so we plugged it up with a bolt. After that it ran even worse. Next we completely removed any obstructions in that tube and now it almost rights normal I would say. I doesn't sputter as bad as it did, but still has some issue. I don't know...
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The white plastic T fitting with the screw in it going to the brake booster should not be there. This is the vacuum diagram for 1976
http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...b1816b82694f62
http://willcoxcorvette.com/product_i...b1816b82694f62
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Burning Brakes
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From: Jax/St. Augustine FL
Where that Bolt is...you should have a Power Booster Filter, I have an 81, and I checked, for your year, 1976, you also need the same. Its's an 8 dollar part at Autozone (#80195). The other line from your Carb is most likely to one of teh components on the Air Cleaner.
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From: Jax/St. Augustine FL
mijohnst - Anytime man - I am a new member as well (1 month) and this site has been amazing !!! Lots of great guys with a wealth of knowledge - Now if I can just find a way to not "multi-task' so much at work and get off the forum LOL !!
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Did you look to see if it's still there, in the diagram it's on the passenger side. If not there it was removed to de-smog the car. As far as replacing, that depends on what you intend to do with the car.
