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Old 02-19-2013, 10:11 PM   #7
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Re: New guy here with a question.

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Originally Posted by GASoline71 View Post
From the factory, that hole is the port where you hook up a vacuum line to the automatic transmission modulator. The brake booster vacuum line usually came out of the rear of the carb.

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Yup. You can even see the capped booster vacuum line over where there is no booster. And it comes from the back of the carb. It's a lot of flow when it's in use (say, brakes being pumped, or the booster leaks), and you really don't want it on just one runner.
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