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davjac889

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Anybody know what I'm looking at? Its on
left side of firewall if you were standing in
front of the Tr3.
It appears to be a severely rotted hose of
some sort.
Thanks



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That is where the steering column would go thru if you had right hand drive. It could have been anything that the P.O. used a easy access hole.
 
Yes, it is the steering column hole for rhd, but on early 3A's it is made up of a metal blanking plate with a rubber gasket that accepts the drain tube hose from the air vent. There are 2 drain tubes - a short one from the battery box which exits straight down into the transmission cover, and this one which is quite a bit longer. Your photo shows a very well aged gasket with the end of the drain tube sticking out.

TRF part number for the longer drain tube is 602947, it's about 18-24" long.

Here's the new set up without the tube installed yet.

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You can see the plate with gasket below. sorry, largest resolution pic I have:

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If you are talking about the one coming straight out, that is a connection for a heater hose.
 
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