Vacuum stack elbow, 914rubber------HELP! |
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Vacuum stack elbow, 914rubber------HELP! |
brownaar |
Jan 17 2017, 08:11 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 263 Joined: 23-September 04 From: Gate City, VA Member No.: 2,813 Region Association: None |
Mark, any chance you'll make these at some point? Just received a new one from somewhere else and the quality............who am I kidding, there is no quality in the hunk I bought.
Thanks, Aaron |
BillC |
Jan 17 2017, 08:44 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 536 Joined: 24-April 15 From: Silver Spring, MD Member No.: 18,667 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I've been asking Mark to make those for over a year. Unfortunately, it has fallen low on the priority list.
Mark -- when you're ready to make these, let me know. I bought an NOS Porsche piece that I'll loan to you for measuring, modeling, testing, etc. |
Frankvw |
Jan 17 2017, 08:57 AM
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working on my first 914 ! Group: Members Posts: 651 Joined: 13-April 16 From: Holland, the Netherlands Member No.: 19,896 Region Association: Europe |
Hi, I needed them as well, and I did order them at VW directly
see my post on this: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...amp;hl=homemade I am not sure if they are the same as yours. I am also not sure how they suppose to look like, since I was missing it entirely (so I have no old one to compare to). I did install it, I do not recall it was a low quality.... |
cary |
Jan 17 2017, 09:18 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I've given him a couple samples. I also showed him the quality of the Brand X piece. I'm pretty sure its on the list ....................
I'm sure he'll chime in a bit .................. |
Dave_Darling |
Jan 17 2017, 01:23 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,986 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
You realize you can make something functionally identical with plumbing supplies, right? It'll look vastly different, but a T and a couple of barbed fittings of the appropriate size will indeed work.
--DD |
BillC |
Jan 17 2017, 01:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 536 Joined: 24-April 15 From: Silver Spring, MD Member No.: 18,667 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
You realize you can make something functionally identical with plumbing supplies, right? It'll look vastly different, but a T and a couple of barbed fittings of the appropriate size will indeed work. --DD It's not that easy, because of where it fits and the parts it connects. About the only practical way to make a homemade substitute is like what is shown in Frankvw's thread above -- a short length of hose with a metal tube stuck in the side. I don't know about you, but I'd much rather use the correct part than to bodge together a makeshift repair. |
Mikey914 |
Jan 17 2017, 02:28 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,670 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
Yes, it is on the list. I had to clean up some heavy duty projects to get to it. I will do these as I too need one. The plumbing supplies can work but look pretty ghetto. This part has metal tubes that attach to vacuum lines to do it right. I will do these, but will be pretty close to March before I can have them ready. We have the WAS tops to complete 1st as well as a few interior parts.
I do my best to keep it all in the air, but when our fiberglass guy went off the reservation we had to start our own program and that is no small undertaking. We can do these well and keep the costs down, but it's a matter of getting back to it. I apologize it's taken some time, but there is also not much demand for this part compared to others we are working on. It's not about the money, but keeping the most people happy too. Mark |
Dave_Darling |
Jan 17 2017, 10:29 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,986 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
It's not that easy, because of where it fits and the parts it connects. About the only practical way to make a homemade substitute is like what is shown in Frankvw's thread above -- a short length of hose with a metal tube stuck in the side. That's absurd! The hose lengths are not at all critical, so you can fit the junction anywhere you like in the engine bay. Longer hoses, some plumbing supplies, and there you go! Note--I am not saying that this is a replacement for the original part, but it is something that should work fine until a quality replacement can be located. --DD |
pbanders |
Jan 17 2017, 11:31 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 939 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Phoenix, AZ Member No.: 805 |
You realize you can make something functionally identical with plumbing supplies, right? It'll look vastly different, but a T and a couple of barbed fittings of the appropriate size will indeed work. --DD Have you been looking in my engine bay? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
BillC |
Jan 18 2017, 08:57 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 536 Joined: 24-April 15 From: Silver Spring, MD Member No.: 18,667 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Note--I am not saying that this is a replacement for the original part, but it is something that should work fine until a quality replacement can be located. That's the problem. Until Mark gets around to making these, there isn't a quality replacement available. |
Mikey914 |
Jan 18 2017, 10:36 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,670 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
Thanks,
Yes I will do these shortly. |
stinkindiesel |
Jan 18 2017, 07:53 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 184 Joined: 14-June 13 From: Georgetown, TX Member No.: 16,012 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Thanks for looking at this, Mark. Add me to the list when you are ready.
Gary |
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