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Old Jan 12, 2020 | 06:56 PM
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What is the 1/2in rubber hose behind the left side shock absorber hanging and some oil is coating the fuel tank, it's attached to a piece of frame on the left side where does it go? This is on a extended cab 2 wheel drive f150 v6 4r70w with a full size spare tire so what could this be?
 
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Old Jan 13, 2020 | 12:40 AM
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Could be the differential vent tube. It normally goes from the top of the diff and is held into a cross-rail directly above from the box by a clip fitting. A picture would be more helpful.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2020 | 01:20 AM
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Originally Posted by jonAknight
What is the 1/2in rubber hose behind the left side shock absorber hanging and some oil is coating the fuel tank, it's attached to a piece of frame on the left side where does it go? This is on a extended cab 2 wheel drive f150 v6 4r70w with a full size spare tire so what could this be?
Assuming you are referring to the rear?
 
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Old Jan 19, 2020 | 06:14 PM
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The brown rubber..

Originally Posted by Lime1GT
Could be the differential vent tube. It normally goes from the top of the diff and is held into a cross-rail directly above from the box by a clip fitting. A picture would be more helpful.
a picture

The brown rubber hose
 
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Old Jan 19, 2020 | 07:01 PM
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Yup diff vent hose, buy new hose and call it good.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2020 | 08:31 PM
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Just looks like it pulled off the fitting. If the hose isn't split, just slide it back on and consider a small hose clamp.

If it is split or stretched, you can probably just cut the first inch off and still slide it back on.

If you want to replace it entirely, just ask for fuel line at your FLAPS
 
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Old Jan 20, 2020 | 09:00 PM
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jon... look at the top of the TEE where your steel brake lines connect to the rubber brake hose... Should be a vent barb built into that assembly.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2020 | 09:17 PM
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jon... look at the top of the TEE where your steel brake lines connect to the rubber brake hose... Should be a vent barb built into that assembly.
You can see it in Post #4
 
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