Was this a good idea???
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Was this a good idea???
The coolant line on the bottom half of my tb that attaches to the iac was leaking. So i pulled it off and about a 1/4" up the coolant line was ripped so coolant was leaking out of the line. I didnt want to cut the ripped part off since there is hardly no extra slack in the line. So i shoved about 2 inches of a straw into the line and than cut the straw on one half so it would over lap itself and fit inside the nipple on the iac.(all together about 3 inches of straw inside the line and nipple) Than put it all back together. I started the car up and got it up to operating temperature and it wasnt leaking any more. Was this a good fix? Will it last? Will the straw melt inside the line? replacing the line will be next to impossible since there is no room to reach the other other end and remove the hose clamp on it. Let me know what you guys think about this. Thanks alot
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If you didn't want to fool with taking it off you could always try to find a piece of aluminum or copper tubing the size of the straw and use clamps to hold the hose on it. It would still be a temp fix but a much more reliable one.
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the back line is a rather short line. it would be easiest if you first took out the battery and then remove the tb. the tb really isn't hard to remove, just look at the online manual, it should only take 15 to 20 min.
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The only alternative fix I can think of that I have used in other applications is taking a brack line(metal) and putting that inside the hose instead of the straw. The straw will melt and it will do it easily due to the high temp. I highly suggest not to run the car like this. Plastics melting point is 160 and I believe 180 is not uncommon in our cars!
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Just replace the rubber line. That is the only real fix. Otherwise I bet you have more trouble with it. A brake line is too small to run the proper amount of fluid. A copper pipe will not be the right size if you "find" some laying around, and it will most likely crush when you tighten the a hose clamp on it. It will take some time, but get used to repairs taking some time. If you repair your car properly then it will last longer and you will have less hassle out of it.
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Just replace the rubber line. That is the only real fix. Otherwise I bet you have more trouble with it. A brake line is too small to run the proper amount of fluid. A copper pipe will not be the right size if you "find" some laying around, and it will most likely crush when you tighten the a hose clamp on it. It will take some time, but get used to repairs taking some time. If you repair your car properly then it will last longer and you will have less hassle out of it.
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So true...just wanted to exnay on the strayayPATDIESEL wrote:Just replace the rubber line. That is the only real fix. Otherwise I bet you have more trouble with it. A brake line is too small to run the proper amount of fluid. A copper pipe will not be the right size if you "find" some laying around, and it will most likely crush when you tighten the a hose clamp on it. It will take some time, but get used to repairs taking some time. If you repair your car properly then it will last longer and you will have less hassle out of it.
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