[Terry M. Hunt]

Just tracked down an idle issue on my '65. Discovered a leak in the "F" fitting that connects the PCV hose to the intake. Evidently, somebody had a problem removing one of the short hose sections from this plastic/nylon fitting in the past. They must have used a knife to split the hose to get it off, but wound up slicing into the fitting itself. I had to clean it thoroughly and look at it with a magnifying glass to see the slice in the plastic. Replaced it with a beat up ugly spare I had until I can get a new one, but the idle issue was solved. There are a number of places a vacuum leak can appear on this PCV hose and its fittings, so check each connection. That is what I was doing when I stumbled on the fitting problem.