AHH DAMMIT!!! >:(

Wintermute · 03-15-2003, 06:46 AM

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! I accidentally cracked a hose during my brace bar install!!! For all the DOHC'ers and SOHC'ers that know what I mean, there's a small hose leading from the valve cover (just behind the oil cap) into the intake manifold... The hose is connect by two 90 degree rubber hoses. Well, I cracked one of those 90 degree pieces pretty badly. It's got a nice chunk missing out of it, and I don't know if my car is safe to drive like that... Any opinions? Any quick fixes? HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Josh

DILLIGAF · 03-15-2003, 06:50 AM

If im not mistaken, thats a hose for back pressure from the engine....not sure what it would hurt to drive like that...but i would get it replaced this weekend josh...

Mike 94sc2 · 03-15-2003, 07:24 AM

Wrap some electrical tape or duct tape around it till you can get it replaced.

Mike

DILLIGAF · 03-15-2003, 07:26 AM

yeah electrical tape..thats what someone did to mine, before I got my car...that should hold til you're albe to replace it

Mike 94sc2 · 03-15-2003, 07:28 AM

Wooo hooo....I made a contribution to the saturn community

Mike

DILLIGAF · 03-15-2003, 07:29 AM

lol....electrical tape will fix anything....plus ads torque...lol...but its got nothing on stickers

Wintermute · 03-15-2003, 07:39 AM

Guys,
I think I may have fixed it long enough for me to get it fixed

See, last year, I replaced the valve cover gasket... The gasket is nothing but RTV Black Silicone Rubber from a squeeze tube. Well, I still had one whole tube of the stuff left, so I popped it opne and placed a bead atop the hole and let it set for an hour or so... Seems that it fixed it well enough for me to drive on it! I'm still going to replace the hose however... If push comes to shove, I'll be putting a breather filter on the crankcase Tuesday, so I could simply use the 90 degree hose from that to replace the one on the other one.

Josh

DILLIGAF · 03-15-2003, 07:40 AM

kool...do what you gotta do...