Center bolt valve cover question

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the passenger sides has a pcv valve, which I have connected to the carb.

The drivers side has a hole smaller than a pvc grommet. Is there a spec breather that fits it?
 

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Mine has provisions on the driver's side also. But it is the same size as the passenger side. I vent through passenger side and plugged driver's side. These are 1965 valve covers.

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On a TBI that goes to the spacer between the filter housing, and the TBI. Just to relieve pressure I suppose. I still have it on mine. If my wife can lift my hood I will get you a picture this afternoon.

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Mine has provisions on the driver's side also. But it is the same size as the passenger side. I vent through passenger side and plugged driver's side. These are 1965 valve covers.

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All that sexy under there. Looking real good. Lol
 

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Its supposed to have a short piece of metal tube that gets connected to the stock air cleaner so it can draw filtered air into the crankcase. Not sure if there is a push o breather with that small of a diameter on it. Not my truck just a picture I found on google.
 

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Its supposed to have a short piece of metal tube that gets connected to the stock air cleaner so it can draw filtered air into the crankcase. Not sure if there is a push o breather with that small of a diameter on it. Not my truck just a picture I found on google.

Straight to the spacer with a piece of rubber hose. Just like my pic, but it has an L shaped fitting stuck to it. I have a bunch of these, dont know why. They are not a necessity.
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Ummm. I was trying to see if I could find some type of breather, but like mentioned, it’s a smaller hole. I thought about a second pcv valve, but that also is too big.

Maybe I need to hit the yard and see if I can find that tube and modify it for a breather.

Thanks for the help.
 

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Sorry. Pills have me working in a different world right now. I think you can fit a regular grommet in that hole, and a off the shelf breather of your choice.
 

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You can use a PCV grommet on that side too, and get a breather with the smaller, PCV-sized nipple. That type of breather is a bit harder to find, but Jegs or Summit will have something.
 

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If you find a breather for it post it, here. I'll be needing one too...
 

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I had bought one at AutoZone back in the day, for my '89 Iroc that the PO had thrown out the factory breather setup. It was probably Spectre brand.
 

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I used a grommet from a 96-up Vortec engine in that hole along with an aftermarket breather with gauze filter. Eventually found a plastic elbow and hose to connect the valve cover hole to my air cleaner.
 

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I was looking at Summit's website, you can look up valve cover breathers by nipple size. It makes things easy.
 

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Ah, yes, nipple size. :)
 

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