There is a lever seal and an o-ring that can leak in that area. Try replacing the o-ring first because it's the easiest. 1/2" wrench, remove kick-down lever and the o-ring is right there around the shaft.
If it needs a manual-lever seal, that requires removal of the valve body to access the...
Sometimes those hoses need to be there because they are part of the tank vent system, if that line is plugged at the tank with a cap or a hose with a plug in it, you better make sure you have a properly vented gas cap. If it were mine I would hook it up stock. My '73 has an aftermarket aux tank...
You can try with the engine off, look straight down the venturies while opening the throttle to wide open position. You should see a healthy, long ,even squirt of fuel going down the throat of the carb aimed right at the middle of each primary barrel. if it dribbles or doesn't hit the center...
It sounds like you may have a damaged or broken baffle inside the adaptor housing. You might be able to cure the leak by adding a hose extension to the breather. Then at the top of the hose some people like to clamp on a small fuel filter. I don't know how modified your trans is but some mods...
Heres a couple of places that might give you some leads...
http://www.aircoparts.com/images/homepage/...ml#Anchor-21222
http://www.ackits.com/forum/messageview.cf...3&threadid=8982
http://acpartsnow.com/default.asp
You may even consider replacing the compressor with a modern update that...
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