Crankcase hose is schmutz

[Linus Toy]

I replaced mine, original hose, a few months ago, @ 102k miles, 11 yr old
car.

At 09:40 AM 1/17/2003 , Brandon Rogers wrote:
>How long do these breather hoses typically last?
>
>Thanks-
>
>Brandon
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Linus Toy" <linust at mindspring.com>
>To: "Scalmanini Steve" <sscalmanini at yahoo.com>; <200q20v at audifans.com>
>Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 10:10 AM
>Subject: Re: Crankcase hose is schmutz
>
>
> > Steve--
> >
> > The hose, as you note, has three connection points.  The big end on the
> > block will probably be a gooey mess and break off as you try to remove it
> > (the goo practically glues it to the block fitting).  The other end is
>just
> > remove the clamps and it comes off---remove the WG heat shield, and you'll
> > have room to get to the small end of the breather hose as well as the
> > connections under the t-body (see next par).  The scrubber piece inside
>the
> > hose--copper spiral brush will be found on this end.  Reuse this as a new
> > one is not included with your new hose, though you could buy another one
> > from the dealer ("flame deflector plate" in ETKA)
> >
> > The big challenge is the "T" in the middle, just under the throttle
> > body.  Get at it from the passenger side.   It clamps to a plastic coupler
> > ("bleeder valve" in ETKA) and there's a lip in the [breather] hose holding
> > it to the plastic coupler.  Avoid working blind trying to get the coupler
> > around this lip by unclamping the bleeder valve at the next clamp up,
>which
> > goes into another hose.
> >
> > HTH
> > --Linus
> >
> > At 01:15 AM 1/17/2003 , Scalmanini Steve wrote:
> > >I know the breather hose gets old but, jeez,
> > >I checked it today and where it passes over
> > >(and touches) one of the heater hoses, it has
> > >disolved onto that heater hose into a gooey mess.
> > >Yuk!  I could push my finger through it (probably
> > >not smart, though; duh).
> > >
> > >I've already got a replacement in my "spares" box,
> > >but what are the tips and cautions about changing
> > >it?  I recall to reuse the spark-arresting clump
> > >of whatever (copper?) that's in one of its three
> > >orifices (don't know which one, however).  Are
> > >there any other things I should know, including
> > >tips to access all three ends?
> > >
> > >I already looked on Chris' site but couldn't find
> > >anything.
> > >
> > >TIA,
> > >
> > >Steve
> > >Ukiah, CA
> > >
> > >
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*  Linus Toy                      Insanity is doing the same thing   *
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