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Old Mar 30, 2017 | 01:09 PM
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What's that?

Looking on the left side of the engine next to
the fuel pump there is what I thought was an oil filter
but its not, because the filter is next to it.
It has a metal tube pointing down so I assume
it is to drain something. I'm doing an oil change this weekend.
I'm curious to what the purpose for this thing is.

Thank you in advance
 
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Old Mar 30, 2017 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by lamoz
Looking on the left side of the engine next to
the fuel pump there is what I thought was an oil filter
but its not, because the filter is next to it.
It has a metal tube pointing down so I assume
it is to drain something. I'm doing an oil change this weekend.
I'm curious to what the purpose for this thing is.
What year is the truck, what is the engine size?
 
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Old Mar 30, 2017 | 02:26 PM
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If you've got a Y-block (272,292,312), its a crankcase breather/ventilation tube.
 
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Old Mar 30, 2017 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
What year is the truck, what is the engine size?
that would would help LOL
1962 V8

crankcase ventilation tube?? Ok... and the cylinder piece
on top the looks like a oil filter?
 
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Old Mar 30, 2017 | 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by lamoz
that would would help LOL
1962 V8

crankcase ventilation (aka road draft) tube.

Ok... and the cylinder piece on top the looks like a oil filter?
It's not.
The oil filter (it's either the cartridge type or Spin-On type) is located a few inches to the rear of the tube.

On 1952/59 OHV I-6's and 1954/59 Y blocks, the road draft tube canister contained: B2TZ-6A631-A .. Crankcase Ventilation Screen.
 
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