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Apr 20, 2008 | 06:21 PM

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Quick question about valve covers

I'm so close to being done with my build, the motor is back in the car and the built tranny/converter will be in hopefully soon enough. But I noticed a problem when I was hooking up a few of the hoses. My new valve covers which I bought off of a member did not come with any vent tubes installed. Specifically the ones on the passenger cover are the ones that I'm worried about. Can I buy these? How do I fix this?

The rear one just gets capped off because I did the LS6 conversion on the PCV system but the front tube runs up to the fresh air inlet on the Throttle body.

Any help would be great, thanks guys!!

Apr 20, 2008 | 07:24 PM

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If it is missing, you could run a breather in the oil cap and vent a line from there to the TB.

Apr 20, 2008 | 08:53 PM

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If it is missing, you could run a breather in the oil cap and vent a line from there to the TB.

Well I have no problem doing that at all. I was just worried about oil splashing or seeping from the hole in the valve cover where the tube is suppose to be. Also, what breather could I use for the oil cap?

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Apr 20, 2008 | 10:00 PM

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I misunderstood - the hole is there but not the tube? I guess pick up a passenger side at a junkyard to steal the tube from. Or find a barb that will fit the hole maybe? As far as the breather cap I saw a picture this weekend on this site , search PCV valve but I don't know who makes it.