ORCA Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Here is the line (drivers side): The arrows point to where the line goes. I've got no idea what that is (haven't checked my haynes yet :roll: ): Is it possible to simply repair the line? With a larger rubber hose around each end or maybe just duct tape? Gracias :bowdown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHEEP Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Try shrink tube or just sleeve it with rubber vacuum line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 it's going to the EGR solenoid. You can sleeve it with rubber line and just hose clamp it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORCA Posted August 4, 2006 Author Share Posted August 4, 2006 Well my project of swapping the header, intake, and motor mounts all at once has gone from bad to worse. I keep breaking damn vacuum lines, by the time i'm done with this their all gonna be bandaged pretty badly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 i don't ever remember seeing that valve or any of that under my 89s hood... hm. maybe my memory fails me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounty Hunter Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Good time to clean up your engine compartment with new vacuum lines, and you can route them better than the stock configuration. I did away with that hidious 6-way vacuum connector that all the lines juntion at, and routed everything direct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Well my project of swapping the header, intake, and motor mounts all at once has gone from bad to worse. I keep breaking damn vacuum lines, by the time i'm done with this their all gonna be bandaged pretty badly... i've taken to replacing the hard nylon lines with rubber when they break. I cut them where they go into their repsective connectors and then just replace the length of the tubing with rubber hose, routed how I want it, to the other side. Eventually I'll have no silly nylon vacuum lines, and life will be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORCA Posted August 4, 2006 Author Share Posted August 4, 2006 Was it specially rubber tube that could hold a vacuum that you guys used? Or was it whatever was at kragens? I think i'm gonna do that...clean up the engine compartment a bit. Plus I hate those little damn fragile plastic tubes :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 I used whatever they had, it's not collapsed or anything. It was goodyear hose, it's for windshield washer fluid and vaccum according to the parts guy. http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDeta ... mber=65111 $20 get's you enough to do it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORCA Posted August 5, 2006 Author Share Posted August 5, 2006 87 - I picked some of that tube up today and can't wait to replace all that plastic BS. I also got the borla in today finally! All I need now is a newer intake and some header bolts (2 of the studs unscrewed and came out - thought i'd replace them with plain o' bolts). This nightmare is slowly but surley getting better and better :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Id replace those with studs. There's a reason. It's likely so you can use the bellville washers with the nuts, so there's some "spring" in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORCA Posted August 5, 2006 Author Share Posted August 5, 2006 Id replace those with studs. There's a reason. It's likely so you can use the bellville washers with the nuts, so there's some "spring" in there. I went to kragens and eye balled out some studs, and they didn't fit. Does anyone know what size they are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 do you have the nut that went on them? take it to a home depot or something, they've got a panel of studs to screw nuts on so you can figure out size/pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORCA Posted August 5, 2006 Author Share Posted August 5, 2006 I do, but it's seized onto the stud. I'll figure it out today :chillin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 I do, but it's seized onto the stud. I'll figure it out today :chillin: well, they've also got nuts to thread bolts into :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORCA Posted August 6, 2006 Author Share Posted August 6, 2006 Well 87 despite your advice, I took the road less travelled and replaced two of the studs with grade 8 zinc coated (i think) bolts. Infact I replaced all the header/manifold bolts and so far so good (I drove it to the gas station for gas yesturday - no problemas yet :brows: ) And they lookin blingin too I guess we'll really see what happens. If it blows up my engine some how some way, 87 you can say "i told ya so" till the day I die :redX: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 it won't blow up :) I was more concerned with the torque specs and the load applied to the manifold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORCA Posted August 6, 2006 Author Share Posted August 6, 2006 I did all the ones I could reach with my torq wrench 35 lbs. And the others were as tight as I could get (it's a b*@$£ reaching up there!) I dunno if I said it earlier, but thanks for the help 87. I got the truck running way sooner than I expected and I believe it was because of the advice I recieved here. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89MJComanche Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 I think that some times I try to be the simple one here... Take your fat @$$ off your computer chair and go down to each of your favaroite fast food joints and or bar and get different size straws. Then cut a section of drinking straw that is closets to size of the hose that will slip over the outside of each piece. Then wrap it with vynl tape and whalla problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 that would be good for a truck stop fix, but I prefer to just replace it all and not worry about the section 6 inches from the new "repair" breaking in another 15 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORCA Posted August 11, 2006 Author Share Posted August 11, 2006 I think that some times I try to be the simple one here... Take your fat @$$ off your computer chair and go down to each of your favaroite fast food joints and or bar and get different size straws. Then cut a section of drinking straw that is closets to size of the hose that will slip over the outside of each piece. Then wrap it with vynl tape and whalla problem solved. Honestly to me that sounds lame. There's plently of other ways to cheaply fix a broken vacuum line than taco bell's straws. :roll: But it was almost easier just getting replacement tubing from kragens and not even worring about it anymore. Either way, it's all said and done. Thanks for the help though, bud ;) And my fat @$$ isn't going anywhere, thank you :popcorn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 theres always one good solid redneck shadetree way to fix something isnt there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89MJComanche Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 theres always one good solid redneck shadetree way to fix something isnt there? You could always goto the dealership and buy new parts. While handling your wallet and nearly drowning at the checkout, you better start to paddle faster if you hear banjo music. Wait... Wrong Cliche.... If you don't want to get screwed up the A$$ don't goto the dealer. They all play banjo music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 I'm not following you here. You're comparing going to the parts store and buying enough rubber hose to redo the vacuum system in it's entirety to dealership proces for the vacuum harness? using a drinking straw to fix a vacuum leak is just swell, and when the crack lengthes in the 20 year old nylon line I'll curse you for my high idle and crap gas mileage from the vac leak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89MJComanche Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 I'm not following you here. You're comparing going to the parts store and buying enough rubber hose to redo the vacuum system in it's entirety to dealership proces for the vacuum harness? using a drinking straw to fix a vacuum leak is just swell, and when the crack lengthes in the 20 year old nylon line I'll curse you for my high idle and crap gas mileage from the vac leak. So you are admitting to shade tree mechanic skills in going to the auto parts store to get vacume hose and fabbing your own lines. You and I just goto different places to get the replacement parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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