Barry, he is talking of the heater return hose. The metal tube section runs
over valve cover, and actually attaches to one of the valve cover bolts on top.
It is strictly for the heater - if the car is in a climate that requires no
use of heater, then the tube and hose ends can be removed.
Martin Libhart
72 BGT
77B
>
> From: "J. Barry Waterland" <artforu@earthlink.net>
> Date: 2003/09/05 Fri PM 04:30:52 EDT
> To: <Goracef1@cs.com>, <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: Valve cover
>
> The piping you are referring to is emission related, and are not water
> hoses. The actual hose you have will depend on which (if any) components
> have already been removed. If you remove the smog components you should
> retain the crankcase ventilation lines. Refer to your manual, or one of the
> parts catalogs, if you are not sure which is which.
>
> Barry Waterland
> Duarte, CA
> 1977 "B" BRG Roadster
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
> Goracef1@cs.com
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 12:36 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Valve cover
>
> Hey List,
> I want to dress up the engine a bit on my 70 BGT and was thinking
> of putting an aluminum valve cover on.Question I have is this,what exactly
> does the piping or lines that run over top of the cover do?Are they just
> heater
> related and if so can I just get rid of em if I never run the car with heat
> during the winter anyway?Would look much cleaner without em I think but do
> not
> want to remove things may cause issues of course.
>
> Any thoughts would be great!
> Brian Ichter
> Plainfield,CT
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