Date:         Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:16:40 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Late 1.9l vacuum system  was Ground Cleaning time...
Comments: To: Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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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