Thanks again for all the helpful info, should be able to nail down engine info with that. Yeah "type F", thats what I recall using, glad dexron is Ok because I have a batch of it handy. I'm assuming I have a pan gasket leak but theres just 1 way to find out for sure.
My air cleaner has no fitting on it anywhere, so the hose didn't go there. By its length and the way its "bent", I should be able to nail it down but still nothing, every port within reach is either taken or capped, must be well hidden. Car starts and idles and sounds great, but after 10 seconds or so it starts to die out, and unless it is revved up it does die. I'm thinking this hose might have something to do with that, or at least hoping. Might be a timing issue as well, or possibly fuel filter. Did a basic tuneup, if the tranny fluid doesn't leak all over the floor will probably take her for a spin this week.