Thread: Broken vacuum line

Originally Posted by coolone

Just finished my LIM job the other day and broke it too, it's common... I used Heat Shrink for the time being till I fix it...



Works so far, but I haven't really driven it much... waiting on the ridiculously priced ($30) replacement OEM direct from China part... was tempted to just use silicone lines but what the hell... I just ordered the Vacuum Harness.

Dude I had to go to a few "help" sections at a few stores but they had an exact piece. I have an extra I can just mail you if you want. I tried the heat shrinking method but only had wayyy to big or to small. If you had just the right size tho I bet if would work great not even replace it. Just do yourself a favor and dont use a heat gun. The coolant elbows sealant really dont like it. Anyway I can mail you a piece or I can give you the doorman part# "still from china" and you spend $2.99 and get 6 parts. Just heatgun= bad bad idea

Originally Posted by chevyy1212

Dude I had to go to a few "help" sections at a few stores but they had an exact piece. I have an extra I can just mail you if you want. I tried the heat shrinking method but only had wayyy to big or to small. If you had just the right size tho I bet if would work great not even replace it. Just do yourself a favor and dont use a heat gun. The coolant elbows sealant really dont like it. Anyway I can mail you a piece or I can give you the doorman part# "still from china" and you spend $2.99 and get 6 parts. Just heatgun= bad bad idea

I appreciate it, but horse is out of the barn already (ordered)...

3/8 heatshrink with a gentle touch on the heat gun worked well. I also broke a vacuum line on the other side of the same harness, used the shrink there but it didn't hold up well, replaced it with a short piece of silicone line, so I just ordered the piece and threw up the white flag! lolz

Thanks again tho...

Yea I tried to be gentle with it but it was my lunch break so I was in a rush. Lesson learned. Give a 1,000 degree blow dryer more respect lol. Anyway figure Id offer since it actually want to easy for me to find.

Originally Posted by chevyy1212

Yea I tried to be gentle with it but it was my lunch break so I was in a rush. Lesson learned. Give a 1,000 degree blow dryer more respect lol. Anyway figure Id offer since it actually want to easy for me to find.

Thanks again, really it is what makes this forum so great, everyone is helpful, (not too many trolls)... LOL.
Yeah, I know, I looked around too, found O'reilly's had the rubber black fittings too no less, of course cheap cheap such a deal too.
Lesson learned, next time I'll be a lil more patient.

Originally Posted by coolone

Thanks again, really it is what makes this forum so great, everyone is helpful, (not too many trolls)... LOL.
Yeah, I know, I looked around too, found O'reilly's had the rubber black fittings too no less, of course cheap cheap such a deal too.
Lesson learned, next time I'll be a lil more patient.

See my issue was I only searched advanced auto which came up with nothing. Then I googled vacuum connectors or somthing like that and POOF orielys and a few others. This forum is good compared to most Ive been on. People are willing to help or atleast send a link to a thread with your answer in it. Plus I went through such crap with this piece trying to rig it till winter and there it was at Auto Zone for 3 bucks......... Im beyond done with Advanced now. With a new found respect for the heat gun. God am I stupid lol. Ill be wise as **** one day tho