Re: IML: mystery tubing

[Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>]

Is it possible that this is the drain tube for the
vent area in the dash/firewall?  When water runs into
the vent, where does it drain?  Some later cars have
drain tubes that route the water around the engine to
the ground.

-Kenyon



--- Brian <Rocketman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This is a vent tube. It should go to the top of the
> trans back. More than
> likely it (the loose end) should be tied up above
> the trans, thus allowing
> atmospheric pressure to vent back and forth without
> allowing any residual
> fluid from dripping out.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "kenneth chilton" <finfan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 9:42 AM
> Subject: IML: mystery tubing
> 
> 
> > hello america
> >
> > the after collecting  our 57 imperial  from the
> exhaust shop i noticed
> that
> > there was a rubber tube/pipe hanging down
> underneath.   it is about 3/8ths
> > of an inch in diam and  seems to have come from 
> somewhere  around the
> > passenger side of the engine,   the other end 
> goes  up towards   the
> > transmission   but its difficult to see  exactly
> where without a lift ,but
> > its the loose end that i am more concerned about
> > anyone  any idears about this pipe and what it
> could be
> >
> > regards ken uk
> >
> >
>
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