In the rear trunk, I have quite a large hole into the engine compartment. I'd welcome speculation about its purpose. Does anyone know?



(This is in a '74 2.0.)

Thanks!

look for signs of battery in trunk floor i also see a rivet that is not supposed to be there at the bottom of your pic

I second the battery too.

Someone's smart idea to 'upgrade' the car.

The battery is in the front trunk.

You think the battery may at one time have been located in the rear trunk?

I have a very similar hole that the wires for my rev limiter and powercore go through because I didn't want them in the cab or the engine bay. It was probably not that(dunno why you'd take that off unless you were doing a NICE aftermarket EFI) but definitely some wires.

Would a 4 have any reason for a puke bottle like this 6 ?

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What's a puke bottle?

Catch can for crankcase

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How well does that cooler work mounted in the trunk? I was thinking of doing exactly what is pictured except over the starter as the PO already cut a section out.

The line to the puke bottle should have been run back to the oil tank.

That's a POHO

Ok... Thank goodness that turned out a lot tamer than the title would suggest!

A crass attempt on my part to generate more interest in the post than it deserves

Nice Julian! It got me...