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Six Pack vent? hose #1387781 02/14/13 11:02 PM 02/14/13 11:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 47 Northeast D dodg66440 OP member
dodg66440 OP member D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 47 Northeast	What is the correct routing for the hose that exits the top of the center carb on a 440 Six Pack? The two cars I've looked at just end at the back of the block. Is this correct? Is this hose a vent?

Re: Six Pack vent? hose [Re: dodg66440] #1387782 02/14/13 11:04 PM 02/14/13 11:04 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio Challenger 1 Too Many Posts
Challenger 1 Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio	It connects to the 3 nipple breather on the passenger valve cover.

Re: Six Pack vent? hose [Re: Challenger 1] #1387783 02/14/13 11:23 PM 02/14/13 11:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Quote: It connects to the 3 nipple breather on the passenger valve cover. This is true of 70 ECS equipped cars & all 71's.. But 69 & 70 non-ECS should have a open bowl vent but all the new carbs have the nipple.. "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: Six Pack vent? hose [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1387784 02/15/13 09:27 AM 02/15/13 09:27 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio Challenger 1 Too Many Posts
Challenger 1 Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio	Quote: Quote: It connects to the 3 nipple breather on the passenger valve cover. This is true of 70 ECS equipped cars & all 71's.. But 69 & 70 non-ECS should have a open bowl vent but all the new carbs have the nipple.. Thanks, good to know.

Re: Six Pack vent? hose [Re: Challenger 1] #1387785 02/15/13 10:38 AM 02/15/13 10:38 AM
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whomper1 member W Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 165 usa	69 6pak carbs dont have the nipple many of the 1970 carbs do (4bbl too) even that arent cal emmisions cars it doesnt connect to anything we call it the "nipple to nowhere" lol

Re: Six Pack vent? hose [Re: dodg66440] #1387786 02/15/13 11:41 AM 02/15/13 11:41 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,157 Mass DAYCLONA I Live Here
DAYCLONA I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,157 Mass	If you have no ECS provisions on the car, just put a rubber vaccum cap on it, better than leaving it venting to the atmosphere where you could have the potential for an overflow and gas on a hot engine = I've run a plug on both my Smblk and Bblk 6 pack set ups, no issues, as the center carb still has the center vent tube in the throat IIRC the "correct" carb for a 69 center would have the "rubber hat" vent, not a tube fitting....if that matters?

Re: Six Pack vent? hose [Re: DAYCLONA] #1387787 02/15/13 01:25 PM 02/15/13 01:25 PM
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62maxwgn master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA	Quote: IIRC the "correct" carb for a 69 center would have the "rubber hat" vent, not a tube fitting....if that matters? That would be correct,and some early 69 1/2 centers had no vent. 7589364-P3250441.JPG (62 downloads)

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