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Posted by: RSrocket Jul 29 2012, 03:49 AM

Hey everyone,

I just pulled the breather hose off one of the heads and along with the hose came the hose barb post After I cleaned up the fitting it now slides in and out of the head with ease. How is that fitting attached to the head?

Posted by: SLITS Jul 29 2012, 08:11 AM

Supposed to be a slight interference fit.

Oval it slightly and pound it back in

or

Thread the hole for a hose barb

or

Try sticking it with some JB Weld

or

Wrap one layer of electrical tape around it and jam it back in

or

Put it back in and dimple the aluminum around the hole with a punch, called "staking" it.

Posted by: ape914 Jul 29 2012, 09:21 AM

try the epoxy method (jb weld).

Posted by: RSrocket Jul 30 2012, 08:13 AM

Thanks for the advise. I'll try and oval out the fitting first. If that doesn't work I'll use JB weld.

Posted by: r_towle Jul 30 2012, 08:32 AM

Thread it and put in a brass barbed fitting.

rich