I installed a thin-wire spring that I found at Lowes into the hose between the breather tower and the intake. So there's no way that hose is collapsing now, even when warm. After a drive, the dipstick was still pushed out of the tube. I might try to do a compression test today if I can find the time. In this case a leak-down might be called for but I don't have the gear to do that myself. Maybe I could try running with the breather hose just dumping overboard, as a test. The engine is running well otherwise. Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> writes: > Good suggestions, I'll try some internal reinforcement.... > > Allan > -- > 1991 Vanagon GL > > Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET> writes: > >> I just coiled a bit of bailing wire around a 1/2' pipe so that it >> would fit inside the hose. Make it long enough to go end-to-end, >> minus the fittings and insert it into the hose. Voila! >> >> Mike B. >> |
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