I just got my engine installed last night, and it fits nice, and even with a 1/2" spacer it looks like I should be able to run the stock hood. My K member runs lower mounts like a convertible, so I have been hoping that I wouldn't need to change hoods.
I did ran into one issue though. The steel vacuum tube on the throttle body... see pic below... is almost hitting the hood. With a rubber hose on it, it will touch. Other than that, everything clears. So my questions are:
- Is that vacuum tube/source needed, and where does the other end of the hose that connects to this, connect to?
- Which way does the engine twist? Passengers side rotating toward the hood, or Drivers side rotating toward the hood?
I can gently bend this vacuum tube down to create clearance, but wanted to check which way the engine will rotate under load, and to see if its needed at all.
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