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I had basically the same thing happen to my deuce this winter. I attempted to remove the snow each storm, but one of the last, a real wet heavy snow, snapped one of the cross pieces of wood. Pole barn construction is in progress.
That elbow on the master cylinder cap is indeed a vent. It is piped up into the engine compartment to allow it to vent when the master cylinder is under water while fording.