Cracked hard plastic
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Cracked hard plastic
This piece. Cracked at the circled end.
Im 20 miles into the wilderness, what do I do?
98 Steel Widebody RSTi-RA Superbeast
I say plug both ends until you can fix it, but don't leave it more than a day or 2.
Someone may disagree, but you probably don't have much choice.
Or, if you've got a larger piece of hose that'll fit over the end of the hard plastic one, use that to connect the 2.
Someone may disagree, but you probably don't have much choice.
Or, if you've got a larger piece of hose that'll fit over the end of the hard plastic one, use that to connect the 2.
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- Vikash
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As a temporary solution, don't plug it -- just wrap some cloth around it and secure it with tape or zipties.
For a non-temporary solution... I gather that the lengths and shapes of the passages in this piece are important, so I would actually suggest trying to repair the part if you can. Epoxy should go a long way.
These are the lines that feed fresh air into the valve covers.
For a non-temporary solution... I gather that the lengths and shapes of the passages in this piece are important, so I would actually suggest trying to repair the part if you can. Epoxy should go a long way.
These are the lines that feed fresh air into the valve covers.
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Splinter - I guess to make sure that both sides of the engine get similar amounts of flow. The engineers obviously went out of their way to make the left and right flow paths close to symmetrical.
1-3-2-4 - To make epoxy stick, make sure the plastic is completely clean of grease, completely dry, and roughened. It helps if you use an epoxy meant for plastic, but most kinds should work anyhow.
1-3-2-4 - To make epoxy stick, make sure the plastic is completely clean of grease, completely dry, and roughened. It helps if you use an epoxy meant for plastic, but most kinds should work anyhow.
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I'm sure we have this in stock (4-5 actually).
We're in Tacoma.
We have tons of this type of stuff if ever in need.
e-mail - keith@franticfour.com
Keith, put up pictures of all the replacements for brittle goodies for everyone to drool over.
Eric
We're in Tacoma.
We have tons of this type of stuff if ever in need.
e-mail - keith@franticfour.com
Keith, put up pictures of all the replacements for brittle goodies for everyone to drool over.
Eric