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Vaccuum Hose problem

I just noticed that one of the vaccuum hoses between the diaphrams on my carbs was cracked off...see?
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...cHose2-med.jpg

This is where it is supposed to be:
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...cHose1-med.jpg

Is there an epoxy or glue that can repair this, or am I looking at a new part?

Dane

Dane,

From the looks of the picture it looks as if your fitting could be glued back. I once glued a vacuum fitting almost like that using E-6000 and it never did give me any trouble. I got rid of ther car about 3 years later and it was still great. Only thing is the E-6000 takes about 24 hours to really set up and you have to be careful to not get any over the end of the fitting. I just took a littleon my finger and put it around the edge of my fitting and waited a minute or so until it was sort of tacky then pressed the fitting in tight and wiped away a tiny bit that squeezed out the top. Then I used a rubber band to hold it tight overnight and it was ok. There are other types of epoxies that would probably work better now as they set up faster.

Ron :)

It looks like the nipple fitting separated from the housing. This is an easy fix with any 5 minute epoxy. I would recommend cleaning the hole in the cover with a drill bit prior to fixing it just to be sure. With your fingers run the largest size drill bit that will fit into the hole several revolutions to clean it. Use very little epoxy. Use the stick only from a Q-tip as an applicator to lightly "butter" inside the hole and do the same thing to the fitting. Then press the fitting into the hole using a light twisting motion to ensure full and even distribution of the epoxy, remove any excess adhesive, and allow to set up. Work fast because when the product says "5 Minute" it MEANS 5 minutes. I would also recommend that the day following your repair that you run a small drill bit through the nipple to be sure that the epoxy hasn't accidentally occluded the nipple during the repair process.

I have used this epoxy to bond reducer pipes to my coolant expansion tank and thermostat housing with excellent results. You should have no more trouble with your vacuum equalization fitting and it sure beats buying a new lid kit. Do it right and no one will even know you have repaired it.

Rupert Hartmann

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