tb3cuda
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What years and models did these valve covers and air cleaner come on and what do they go for
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66 with CAP. (Clean Air Package)
The valve covers are 66 and older.
67 has the PVC in a grommet on the pass side cover.
As for years
I believe 65 thru 67, A bodies perhaps even B bodies.
The package would have been on 4bbl, 10.5:1 compression 273s
On Plymouth models it is called Commando, on dodge models it is called Charger
65 and 66 have 2 breather tubes 67 only has one.
As for value.
75 to 125 for the valve covers.
50 to 75 for the air cleaner
That's all I would have pay/ed
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Right you are. Looking on my phone and didn't look at the covers close enough.
I could be wrong, but are those vc's mismatched?(no offense). The one on left in 1st pic has a "shoulder" at base of stove pipe and other one doesn't. Better pics of plug wire holders would help. 67 had the pcv valve in a rubber grommet on pass side. For 67 on ds it had stovepipe with "oil" breather to chrome air cleaner. Air cleaner is for 65-67.
As a pkg $225-250 if vc's are one ps and 1 ds.
As a pkg $225-250 if vc's are one ps and 1 ds.
64 didn't have a HP 273. 6 5 and 66 had dual stovepipe. 67 had the rubber grommet for the pcv. The 65's had 2 tabs for wiring. The 66 covers had a extra 4 or 5" tab on the same side for heat protection.
Value? Covers in good shape go for $200+ a pair. I have seen the air cleaners go for $200+ as well but they are usually rusted on the topside and the
273 stickers are in bad shape. They are tough to find that are like the originals.
273 stickers are in bad shape. They are tough to find that are like the originals.
Yep, we need to see better photos of the covers and close ups of the top of the air cleaner.
The 65 valve covers didn't have the small slot between each pair of plug wire holders that were built in to the finned valve cover caps, as you can see on the OP's valve covers (at least on the left side, I can't quite make out the right side). That's because the 65 wires had individual nylon thingies around the wire that sat in the valve cover bracket. The later ones used a nylon thingie that was two wires wide and snapped into the valve cover, like below. That's what the little slot on the later valve covers is for.
I don't have a picture of the early 273 setup, but it used the same individual clips as on my 67 Hemi, below.
I don't have a picture of the early 273 setup, but it used the same individual clips as on my 67 Hemi, below.
Neither did 66
65 and 66 had the same wire holders.
67 only had the dual wire holders.
The Hemi's used the 65 and 66 single holders.
Charger/Commando valve covers.
Here's the difference in the covers. 1965 dual stovepipes for oil fill cap and pcv, individual spark plug wire insulators, wiring tabs for the passenger cover. 1966 dual stovepipes for oil fill cap and pcv, individual spark plug wire insulators, wiring tabs for the passenger cover, heavy center...
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Thanks, I couldn't remember about 66 (and the only 66 Barracuda I've ever owned was a slant six). My 67 was originally a slant six, too, so the ones I had on my 360 it for a while were not the original ones. (In case you're wondering, one valve cover cracked around one of the valve cover bolts. I still have them, might try fixing that one day and putting them back on something.)
OK, question: My 67 Commando valve covers had the dual wire holders on both sides, and the passenger side had a tube for the canister style pcv, not a grommet for the plug in style pcv. Of course, I might have two driver's side valve covers here. ??
tb3cuda
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alot of info thanks
Are there tabs to hold the wiring to the alternator on the passenger side?
tb3cuda
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So do I have 2 drivers side valve covers,was told these came off from a 67 formula s barracuda,one of the tubes looks bent,air cleaner is pretty nice does have a ding in it
I can't tell by the photos. Does one of the covers have bendable tabs for the wiring? Look at the photos in the thread link I posted in post 11. The more I see, the less they are worth.
Are there any tabs or loom to hold alternator/horn wiring? If not then u have 2 ds.
Here's 67 covers, you can see loom for Pass side wiring, that's 67 only. Same with grommet for pcv, 67 only.
65 and 66 pass side had tabs to hold wiring, as well as a stove pipe for pcv.
Plug wire holders were different also.
65 and 66 pass side had tabs to hold wiring, as well as a stove pipe for pcv.
Plug wire holders were different also.
Nope. I must have two driver's side covers.
Which is no big deal they can swap side to side as long as you can install pcv and a breather. Harness can "just lay" in there so to speak.
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