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Hey Guys,
I knew I wouldn't get through owning this car without breaking one of those shoddy vacuum lines. So while changing out my throttle cable, I managed to snap the small green line that connects to the EGR.
My question, can you buy replacement lines from an auto shop? I'm actually wondering if you can splice a line together or something. Do they have rubber boots you could place on the broken end of the line to rejoin two pieces?
What's the best solution here?
- Zack
WANTED: T-Red HEATED Side Mirrors
FOR SALE: 4 14" Alum Alloys and Nearly New Avid H4s Tires w/ Center Caps
2000 T-Red SVT
1995 LX V6 MTX (RIP)
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I think (stress...think) you can pull the broken end of the tube out of its rubber boot.
Autopart stores sell vacuum line I believe too.
I guess first, look where that vacuum line goes, and pull both ends off (have to anyway), then remove the plastic tubing from both rubber ends and get a new section of plastic tubing.
Hope that helps.
Anyone else have any thoughts?
I'm not to keen on splicing, doesn't that line run into a splice already??
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i dont see why you couldnt splice the two ends of the green plastic line together with a piece of rubber vacuum line.
it should be fine
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when i changed the radiator on the mystique we changed one of the heater core hoses, well there are egr vac lines on it, I ended up cracking one, we just splices it with a plastic connector, no issues as of a year later
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The vacuum line that goes to the reservoir under the dash broke somewhere [deep in/under the dash] last summer on my car. I ended up just using some cheap poly line from Lowes to run a whole new line. I made sure to keep it away from anything *too* hot but it has worked like a champ ever since.
Good luck.
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Thanks Guys,
At lunch yesterday I ran out to Autozone. They have some rubber splices you can use to join broken brake lines. Seemed to work great!
- Zack
- Zack
WANTED: T-Red HEATED Side Mirrors
FOR SALE: 4 14" Alum Alloys and Nearly New Avid H4s Tires w/ Center Caps
2000 T-Red SVT
1995 LX V6 MTX (RIP)
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