Stock valve cover questions.

be aware, on the drawing the front is on a Pantera the back .

In my opinion is the waterpump side of the engine still the front.

the hoses are regular Ford ( Mustang) parts , model depends on year of build from engine.

I had to pull my engine today to address a cylinder issue.  Here is a pic of the rocker covers for reference.

John

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Doh!  I had to pull the heads to check the cylinders.  I noticed a put the rocker covers on the wrong side.  It should be opposite of what you see in the photo.

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Hi, and don't get me wrong, I appreciate you trying to help, but the information I'm looking for is only regarding original valve covers and the ports/openings and fittings originally used.with them.

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I looked for that little elbow that attaches to the breather filter (on the air filter), I only found NOS on ebay for $80, thus I cobbled up something


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My 1972 car is stock and looking from the back of the car forward, the right hand side valve cover has a oil filler cap with rubber grummet with a 90° plastic elbow and a hose that goes to the right side of the air cleaner housing. The connector there is the small filter piece with its tube sticking out of and located inside the air filter base plate/ housing

The left hand side valve cover has a rubber grummet with a straight PCV valve and a formed hose going to the front side base of the carburetor vacuum pipe/ inlet. So air is coming into the engine from the right and exiting the left side into the intake manifold at the carb. base plate.  I am far from an expert but just reporting on my stock set up..

Thanks Dan for your topic related reply! One of my cars is also a 72, but believe it probably is a bit earlier than yours.  I say this because the covers and fittings on mine  coincide to what is shown for a 1971 in the orange ford parts manual. Apparently  ford changed this set up to what you have and what is also correct for my two 74 cars. Thinking this change was brought about having to do with the new federal emission standards.

My car is later 72 with mix of L modifications and pre L bumpers. It was just missing the formed hose from the PCV valve to carb base. Found the correct Ford part  but still had a bit of tweaking to get it to fit.

Curious what that part number is?

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My car is later 72 with mix of L modifications and pre L bumpers. It was just missing the formed hose from the PCV valve to carb base. Found the correct Ford part  but still had a bit of tweaking to get it to fit.

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