At 11:33 AM 10/18/2009, Richard Koerner wrote: >By the way, when I was changing the plugs on the passenger side, I >removed the air cleaner. Below it, was a vacuum hose coming from >"something" and going over to 2 "relay looking things" on the >firewall; the barbed reducing coupler (1/2" to 5/16") which >connected the two hoses was snapped in half. Who knows how long it >was cracked or broken Get a 5/16 one in brass or nylon at the hardware store, degrease it and build up one side with kneadable epoxy bar; use a hose clamp on that side. Or get one each of both sizes in brass, cut as seems good to you and soft-solder or preferably braze them together. Or epoxy for that matter. Degrease well. Use filled epoxy (PC-7, JB Weld, Marine Tex, kneadable), cut the half-inch one in half and leave the other whole; then glue the small into the large. Nylon might work for that method, but I'm not confident about it. Yrs, D |
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