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Functionally if the snapped off portion has the same fairly clean break a good high temperature epoxy will take care of it. Aesthetically you will have a mended part and only you can decide if that will bother you.
Clean up the edge and tap it for npt/hose barb (brass fitting). No way would I change intake for that...
Thanks i'll check that out.
Originally Posted by NSC5
Functionally if the snapped off portion has the same fairly clean break a good high temperature epoxy will take care of it. Aesthetically you will have a mended part and only you can decide if that will bother you.
I couldnt care less how it looks i just need it to last till i buy the atomic intake manifold... i wasnt planning on buying it right now.
The snapped off piece is just as clean, you think some high temp jb weld should do the trick?
I couldnt care less how it looks i just need it to last till i buy the atomic intake manifold... i wasnt planning on buying it right now.
The snapped off piece is just as clean, you think some high temp jb weld should do the trick?
If you are buying a new manifold soon then definitely go to the store and pick up some JB Weld. Just give it the proper cure time and you will be back in business.
Well I will tell you, you're not alone. The same thing happened to me installing my blower. The hose came off the PCV valve much easier than expected and with the hose being pretty short, it just snapped the port right off. I actually fixed it with JB Weld and I'm sure it would have held. But with my luck, it would have gotten brittle over time and came off at the worst possible time. I bought a factory replacement on Amazon for 240. Seemed worth it to me and it's very easy to swap out.
My Elite can arrives tomorrow, and as a result of this thread I very carefully removed that hose as a test. If it helps any, I know a number of folks who were very successful with JB Weld and C5 intake manifolds. Thank you both for pointing out an area to be careful with.
Buy a few sizes or bring the intake to your local auto supply store to try different sizes.
Here is another idea.....
Using a slightly larger drill than the inside diameter of the fitting, drill inside both parts that are broken. Find a suitable size steel tube....fuel line...and epoxy that inside the broken fitting. If you do it neatly, you won't be able to tell it was ever broken.
Since it broke on an angle you would have to grind it back to a flat surface and then pick a barb whose thread diameter slightly exceeds the hopefully now round opening. You will need to pick a barb where the thread matches your hole size and the hose end size is also correct. But once you do this cleanup there is no going back to simply repairing the break with epoxy. And unless you get it to clean up perfectly you will still need to seal around the barb. I would try JB weld first.
Since it broke on an angle you would have to grind it back to a flat surface and then pick a barb whose thread diameter slightly exceeds the hopefully now round opening. You will need to pick a barb where the thread matches your hole size and the hose end size is also correct. But once you do this cleanup there is no going back to simply repairing the break with epoxy. And unless you get it to clean up perfectly you will still need to seal around the barb. I would try JB weld first.
Im gonna try to use plastic weld first but i wanna order a barb just in case it doesnt hold, what size hose is this 1/4"?
I am not sure where you are located but the best source of such parts around here (Central IL) is a store like Farm and Fleet which sells a lot of farm supplies. You can carefully remove the hose from the broken section and either measure the ID of the hose or the OD of the barb section but until you clean up the manifold you won't have an exact measurement for the threaded end and the best you can do is measure the current opening and try to estimate the needed diameter from it. Be careful when tapping for the hose barb adapter not to crack the manifold.
I used a dremmel and cut the end off the nub and glued a 7/16 bolt into the hole. I put a crank case breather filter on the other outlet of the catch can,,,,
I used a dremmel and cut the end off the nub and glued a 7/16 bolt into the hole. I put a crank case breather filter on the other outlet of the catch can,,,,
Where does the catch can get it's vacuum source from?
I used a dremmel and cut the end off the nub and glued a 7/16 bolt into the hole. I put a crank case breather filter on the other outlet of the catch can,,,,
Well I royally screwed up ..... help
