My intelligent self crimped-off my boost gauge feed line

always-strokin · Jun 25, 2013

Boost gauge isn't reading. Pretty sure its cuz I crimped the damn plastic tubing. Whats your guys suggestion to cutting the old piece and attaching new line where its crimped?

Groomzybanshee · Jun 25, 2013

Why not buy new tubing? Only cost a couple bucks.

always-strokin · Jun 25, 2013

Because the special brass nurals that came w/ my gauge setup are probably screwed and I probably cant re-use them. So I'd have no way to clamp the tubing back into the gauge and back to the fitting in my intake.

4.0l sahara · Jun 25, 2013

it's called a compression fitting they can be bought at many places.

bruce · Jun 25, 2013

are you the same person as 85_305?

always-strokin · Jun 25, 2013

4.0l sahara said:
it's called a compression fitting they can be bought at many places.

So you suggest just getting 2 new compression fittings and running all new line, and not just splice into the existing plastic line?

bruce said:
are you the same person as 85_305?

Thats not a very nice comment

hawgdoctor · Jun 25, 2013

Yeah, go to lowes, home depot, ace, or even most napa's around here have them. It's an 1/8th inch comp. fitting for poly line.

always-strokin · Jun 25, 2013

hawgdoctor said:
Yeah, go to lowes, home depot, ace, or even most napa's around here have them. It's an 1/8th inch comp. fitting for poly line.

Right on. Appreciate it Mr Hawg.

strokin'_tatsch · Jun 25, 2013

I have spliced the plastic tubing before with some good vacuum line that fit over the plastic line really tight and then clamped the splice with a zip tie on each side. I ONLY did that because I was in a pinch and needed a quick fix. I later replaced the line with new tubing and compression fittings.

As said before, you can get the fittings at many places. Autozone usually has a kit that comes with a bunch of the tubing and compression fittings for like $10 or so.

4.0l sahara · Jun 25, 2013

yes replace the line.

always-strokin · Jun 25, 2013

Oh that would be fantastic if autozone has a kit w/ the poly tubing AND compression fittings

edit:

Sahara: Will-do. Appreciate it.

CSIPSD · Jun 25, 2013

LOL... We have a thread on how to fix boost line.

Got to be a first.

CSIPSD · Jun 25, 2013

always-strokin said:
Oh that would be fantastic if autozone has a kit w/ the poly tubing AND compression fittings

edit:

Sahara: Will-do. Appreciate it.

Autozone might, but I don't shop there, management is anti 2nd. O'reilly's will have it... Or Napa.

always-strokin · Jun 25, 2013

CSIPSD said:
Autozone might, but I don't shop there, management is anti 2nd. O'reilly's will have it... Or Napa.

Oh wow your right... I forgot about that guy who was busted and fired for that several mos ago. Good thinking. I've always been an advanced fan but autozone just happens to be closer. I've got a nappa a skeetin' distance away so I'll stop there tomorrow. Thanks bud.

Tncoalroller88 · Jun 25, 2013

U can get just the brass 1/8 ferrells at advance auto thts wat I did

always-strokin · Jun 25, 2013

Right on, thanks for the input. Exactly what I"m gonna do I think.

Arisley · Jun 26, 2013

You can get the line and the fittings at Lowes or Home Depot for about 3 bucks.

always-strokin · Jun 26, 2013

Heck ya.. and thats fairly close too

always-strokin · Jul 6, 2013

Just an update.

Lowes, napa, value, and advanced.... none of the have 1/8" ANYTHING.

Any more suggestions on where to pickup the compression fittings or boost line kits?

Coxey Diesel · Jul 6, 2013

always-strokin said:
Just an update.

Lowes, napa, value, and advanced.... none of the have 1/8" ANYTHING.

Any more suggestions on where to pickup the compression fittings or boost line kits?

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