[s-cars] Small Vacuum/Boost hose repair technique needed

[brian hoeft]

so long as you slide the broken ends into the vac. line sufficiently (say,
an inch) they will hold a tremendous amount of vac/boost.

if its a tight fit -as it should be- a touch of dielectric grease at the tip
of the plastic will help the ends slide in easier/deeper. not so much as to
get into the line,, just enough to help them slide together.

the clamps at that point are optional in my opinion. mini zip ties work, but
also at your local auto parts store, theres lilkely a "HELP" rack that has
little bits&pieces like mini clamps.

-brian



On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 8:43 AM, Manuel Sanchez <manuelsanchez at starpower.net
> wrote:

> Thanks for the idea guys.
>
> One of the lines is tiny and unshielded, probably 3mm or do in dia. I
> don't have any clamps that small but I suppose it need be I could
> find a very small zip tie to try and hold it. I was worried I might
> blow the joint apart (this one feeds my boost gauge which is supposed
> to deliver 25 psi or so).
>
> Regards,
>
> Manny
>
> 95.5 urS6 Avant (mostly RS2'd)
>
>
> On Mar 28, 2010, at 6:21 PM, Bares, Vittorio wrote:
>
> > I'm assuming you're talking about the hard plastic lines _ how about a
> > piece of vacuum/boost hose clamped on both ends?
> >
> > Vittorio -
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Manuel Sanchez
> > Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 2:59 PM
> > To: s-car-list list
> > Subject: [s-cars] Small Vaccum/Boost hose repair technique needed
> >
> > Fellow S-Heads,
> >
> > Is there a way to mend a break in those small diameter vacuum/boost
> > hoses that run to things such as:
> >
> > The ECU
> > The Fuel Pressure Regulator
> > The pneumatic door lock actuators
> >
> > My hope is that there is some sort of shrink fit tubing that could be
> > used to join 2 ends of these small plastic lines. Something that will
> > hold when pressure or vacuum is present. I'd prefer not to have to
> > run new lines, just patch where it has broken.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Manny
> >
> > 95.5 urS6 Avant (mostly RS2'd)
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