Hose from Head, where does it go???

[66Sprint6]

Ok, got the car back with the T5 set up and I was VERY dissapointed, it drove like a truck. The idle was high too, 1000rpm and I couldnt launch the car to save my life. The other day I hear this hissing noise, and go ti investigate. Ends up, the hose that comes off the head (middle of the log) was the culprit, so I put my finger over it. The Idle imediately dropped so I plugged it and drove around. I LOVE IT, the car drives like a car again and it idles at 600rpm. The only problem is, I turned it off at the bank (didnt want to smoke out the tellar) and after I got my money, it wouldnt start again, it would just crank. I took the plug off the hose and it started right up. Put the plug back in and didnt have any more start up problems the rest of the day.
My question is, where does this hose go???? I have a Holley 2300 and it has thee places a hose could go, should I plug it into the carb?? If so, where? If not, what should I do? I love the way it drives now, and Im very happy, I just want to make sure the hose is in the right place.
Matt

 

[Anonymous]

If you are running the 2300 on top of the log with a carb spacer and the hose is hooked to carb spacer then it goes to the PCV. If the PCV is already run to the carb just leave it plugged. What dizzy are you running, If the ds2 the spark advance should be hooked up also.

Hope this helps.

 

[66Sprint6]

I do have the DSII, where should the spark advance be hooked up to? My dizzy had a three prong plug that went to the MSD and I think the coil. Am I missing something. Im sorry if that is a dumb question, but I pretty much need mechanics for dummies
Matt

 

[66Sprint6]

Ive been looking at some pics online and some people have a hose coming off the dizzy, but where on my 2300 would it go? I wish I could get some good pics on where the hose out of the side of the head goes, and where the dizzy hose goes. Im sure there is a simple solution to it all, lol, but right now Im not finding it. Thanks for the help, keep it ocmin guys!
Matt

 

[Anonymous]

On the side of the dist is a flying saucer looking device, that is the spark advance. Use vacuum hose to hook it to the smaller vacuum port on the carb.

 

[66Sprint6]

Excellent, I did some digging around and found the box the carb came in. I looked thru it and found some instructions in it on where things should go. I am going to fool around with it today and see where it gets me. Thanks alot!
Matt

 

[66Sprint6]

Ok, nother question. Ive got the spark advance figured out fine, what about the hose that comes from the head. It is the hose that comes out of the head between the carb and the header. I have the PCV valve coming from the valve cover to the carb adapter, but where does the hose go from the head. Does it go into the carb?
Matt

 

[Anonymous]

If it's the adaptor plate it's either vacuum which you should plug if not needed or the hot water fitting's which you should hook up in a cold climate or leave alone in hot.

Any vacuum ports not in use just need to be capped.

 

[66Sprint6]

Ok, let me try to sort all this out. Heres what is DONE
The PCV valve coming from the valve cover is plugged into the carb adapter, not the carb itself.
The vacuum advance is now plugged in where it says to be on the carb.
Heres what NOT done
The hose coming off the intake manifold (log), I dont know where to put it. Again, it is the hose that taps into the side of the log under the carb and above the headers. I believe your right, its for hot air, but where on the carb itself should it be plugged into? There are two places left, both described in the instructions as Full Manifold Vacuum Ports. Should i plug it in there?

Non of this has been hooked up before, and I have driven it ALOT without too much problem, will I need to change anything timing wise or anything like that once I plug in the Vacuum advance from the dizzy?

Thanks alot for putting up with me, I just want my car to run right!
Matt

 

[Anonymous]

Is it the choke hot air tube, a small tube that would have run in to your cast iron manifold but can now be wrapped around a header pipe?

 

[66Sprint6]

Looking back at my old pics, it used to be a metal tube that went to the carb. I am wondering why it makes such a drastic change when I unplug it and plug it back up. When I unplug it, the idle goes up to 1000rpm and the car drives like a truck off the line. But if I take it out, the idle drops to 500-700 rpm but its not stable at all and the car sounds like it wants to die. Whats the deal with that? Ive never tuned a carb in my life and wouldnt know what to do as far as that goes, any tips?
Matt

 

[Anonymous]

when I unplug it and plug it back up. When I unplug it, the idle goes up to 1000rpm and the car drives like a truck off the line. But if I take it out, the idle drops to 500-700 rpm but its not stable at all and the car sounds like it wants to die.

You said "when I unplug it" and "if I take it out"

It has vacuum, plug it, and adjust the carb as needed.

 

[Anonymous]

Well it is good to see a fellow a nashvillian on here (I am about 70 miles south, but I co-op through Ford 8 weeks school and 8 weeks work and live in apartments on charlette on the outside of Hillwood when I am in school).

Is there any chance you can get a picture of what you are talking about? I am a little confused as to exactly what you are describing. I would offer to come by and look at it/help you tune it but I won't be back up there for roughly 8 weeks.....

 

[66Sprint6]

lol, Im sorry guys, sometimes I even confuse myself. I think I have the problem taken care of for now, but I will let yall know. I will prolly just tune it accordingly tomorrow when I get a chance, again, Ive never done this so wish me luck, lol. Gopher, anytime your in Nashville, feel free to holler!
Matt

 

[I66coupe]

I have a '66 200 and I have power brakes. I have the PCV hose and the power brake booster hoses. The PCV hose connects to a nipple on the carb adapter. The power brake booster hose attaches to a metal pipe just to the driver's side of the valve cover and the metal pipe connects to the manifold just under the carb adapter.

 

[66Sprint6]

Hey, thanks for the picture, I really appreciate it! We ended up plugging it but we have had to tune the carb 3 times now to get it to run decent and now we are going to re-jet it today sometime. Hopefully this will be the last day we have to tune it and we can get it juuuuuust right. Everytime we mess with it it runs better and better! Thanks for the help guys!
Matt