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Ok got a question. On the driver side of 340 s engine there’s about 18in of what appears to be rubber fuel line ? Going through what appears to be a square metal thing what’s it for ?
The black hose goes from pcv to air/oil separator to catch any blowby oil. Keeps oil from plugs and diluting the fuel. Oil has zero octane rating. I dump about 2 oz of oil after weekend of racing. The fuel line runs from mech pump to blue cool can then to carb. When it is hot I have had vapor lock without the cool can.