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Old 09-16-2018, 11:50 AM   #13
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Post Re: 56 T-bird rebuild

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Originally Posted by Yotehunter66 View Post

Anyone know what the port is at the bottom of the intake just to the left of the mounting bolt?
That is the OEM choke heating tube used on 56/57 Y-Blocks. It must have snapped off and instead of repairing it chose instead to put an aftermarket choke stove kit on the car drawing heat directly from an exhaust manifold instead of the heat riser passage running under the intake manifold carb pad.
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