if you replace the vinyl vacuum lines with rubber hose is it still effective. I have heard of people slipping rubber over the vinyl but most of my vinyl has those rubber pieces at the end so to slip rubber over the vinyl. the new robber pieces would have to be larger then the vinyl. If that was confusing enough.

 

Several years ago, I found plastic hard-line at NAPA. I was able to replace most of the dry rotted factory tubing with the stuff from NAPA. I just used a short piece of maybe 1/8" rubber vacuum hose to join two pieces of the hard-line together. For the ends, pull the original plastic line out of the rubber boot and press the new hard-line into the original rubber fitting/boot. If you can't get the plastic out of the rubber boot, I think you can get those rubber boots at most parts stores. I haven't had any problems with it since I spliced in these hard lines.

 

^^ I agree.


The hard lines can still be found at any chain parts store, along with the rubber fittings. I used a wire hanger to push the old vacuum line out of the stock rubber fittings. Shouldn't be difficult this way.

 

thanks i live in BC and deal with lordco they keep telling me they dont have them getting me frustrated

 

I broke several lines when replacing my heads about 5 months ago and where ever I broke one I just used some good rubber tubing after trimming the ends and so far so good.

 

Just came in from a break Iam completly removing all of those plastic type vacuum lines and going to redo everything with rubber vacuum hose. All my plastic lines are getting eaten away. I will post how it went so far it isn't t to bad. Just going along line by line so no confusion.

 

I usually use either rubber line or the pvc aquarium/oxygen mask tubing it gets the job done and doesnt compress

 

I've had a few plastic ones snap on various vehicles that I've owned and patched them with rubber tube,and they were fine.

 

I replaced all the vacum lines with rubber including the connection. and the truck idles allot better but their is still a slight stumble when it is cold when it warms up it is fine.

 

oil gauge line should work too....im pretty sure there about the same size

 

just need to work out the idle when cold any ideas i did clean the IAC made a world of difference but still a liittle problem. i did have a tps and hego code come up any suggestion

 

Did it indicate lean?

 

Yes said it was running lean. HEGO code, TPS code. EGR code.

 

Codes numbers? A lean code can be caused by ANY exhaust leak as well as a vacuum leak as well as an aged/contaminated O2 sensor. Lets get some code numbers before diving off the deep end.