Reply to "My car stinks!"

The hose in question is to the charcoal cannister, which if stock, is so saturated and varnished after 30+ years that its useless. New cannisters are available. The hose arcs over the maintenence hatch in the rear firewall, just below the rear window. I wouldn't attach it to the intake manifold, as the vacuum there is much more than you need and could affect your mileage. Besides, you REALLY wouldn't ever want to experience a backfire in the intake..... Instead, the hose can be hooked directly to your air cleaner base using a small Purolator air cleaner filter cartridge for much the same effect as the charcoal did- outgas fumes get burnt up instead of landing in your cabin, and you are insulated by the Purolator filter from backfires torching off your fuel tank.