Driver side valve cover breather, where does the hose go?

[FurySp]

Some of the previous owners ditched the hose from the driver side valve cover breather, thought that I'll put a new one there where it should be.
Could someone provide me with a picture or something, where the hose goes from the breather? Thanks.
Almost forgot, stock 318 in a 70 Sport Fury.

 

[detmatt]

The factory service manual would tell you. I would just be guessing that it went up into the air cleaner but I don't know small blocks that well. Is the air cleaner original or aftermarket?

 

[FurySp]

Yes, everything is original. The right side breather has 1 hose going to the air cleaner, I'm guessing that this one should go to the carburetor, but a a pic would be great.

 

[68Nwprt]

From the images, it appears to go from pcv to the base of the carburetor.

 

[300rag]

Here's my 69 318.

 

[ceebuddy]

Just as 68Nwprt wrote, on the driver's side valve cover should be a PCV valve (not a breather) and from there a hose should run to the base of the carburetor. On Big Block carbs, the nipple is the large one in the middle of the front side of the carb, not sure about a 318 carburetor. Judging from the "barn find" picture below I guess the hose runs to the rear side of the carb.

 

[FurySp]

I have just the setup like in 300rag's picture, but just on the opposite sides
Didn't know that there should be a pcv valve, I have only that metal thing like in that picture.
Ok thanks guys, I'll get the pcv valve and a rubber for the valve cover, I should be able to figure it out. Not so many places where to put it after all.

 

[FurySp]

Need help again guys, I realised that the metal thing in my valve cover actually is the pcv valve, just didn't know that it looks like that, different that in newer vehicles.
How do I remove the pcv valve to just test if it's still ok, it's pretty tight on the valve cover and I want to be sure that I don't break anything.

 

[detmatt]

The grommet is likely dried up and won't allow you to yank it out. You can buy new grommets and replace it but you'll need to remove the cover to do it to unsure you don't loose any of the brittle pieces of it down into/onto the head.

 

[FurySp]

Well I thought about something like that.. Ok I'm going to buy a new grommet and the pcv valve right away tomorrow. Thanks again for fast reply. FCBO folks are really awesome.

 

[FurySp]

Now I got a new grommet and a pcv valve. Amazingly the original pcv valve still seemed to work, the ball inside actually still moved (!)
Gonna keep that as a spare.
A new set of valve cover gaskets would've been good too, old one very crumbly ofcourse.