cosmonautpg

Hi all -- 3.1L V6 here -- That rubber connector on the top of the throttle body which brings in two vacuum hoses (one from the canister and one from both the fuel pressure regulator and the smog pump) is breaking down. It had always sat a little funky and then after popping it out to look at it it doesn't quite fit back into its ports (see photos). The rubber inside where the hoses plug in is probably going to crack away the next time I do this.

Any idea what this part is called and where I can find a replacement connector? Thanks!

1989karr

I've got the same issue

Drew

iTrader: (58)

Clean it up nicely, and LOOBricate it well with silicone grease before you force it back in the hole. Rubber seals like to be loobed, or they get pissed off and tear.

W.E.G.

If you start to get a crack in a part that is a "Where the heck am I gonna get a replacement for THAT" sort of part, I cannot say enough posititve about this Q-Bond stuff. It is amazing.


Basically its superglue and some sort of magic powder that is used to fill gaps in parts that don't want to glue-together nicely, and which you cannot wait for hours for epoxy to set up. Some say the powder is "just baking soda." Honestly, I don't know what that powder is. All I know is it flat-out works. Supposedly very heat-tolerant, although if you have a cracked exhaust manifold, it probably won't work.

Vacuum hose connectors going bad? I bet Q-Bond is da bomb.

Drew

iTrader: (58)

Google "microballoons".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_microsphere