what tools are you guys using to cut the vacuum lines? i tried a razor blade but it doesnt cut the ends very straight .. ive also tried regular scissors but they dont seem to be sharp enough ..

 

a butcher knife...

 

Are you replacing the lines with rubber or silicone? Quality silicone line (like from hightempsilicone.com or hosetechniques.com) isn't as picky if the end isn't perfect. Cheap vacuum line will split unless it's cut perfectly smoothly.

I replaced about 80% of the vacuum lines on a friend's car this weekend and just used my Swiss army knife to cut the lines. No problem. Hose Techniques has a hose cutter that's basically a cigar chopper - that would actually work really well.

Dale

 

A cigar cutter works great.

also, use one of those long thin bbq lighters to heat up the ends of the old hoses. They will pull right off with some wiggling and will save you many broken check valves and solenoids .

 

quick disclaimer from GoodfellaFD3s's attorney: not to be used on fuel lines!

 

That trick came in WAY handy for me this weekend! I was installing an Efini Y-pipe on a friend's/customer's car, and the one large hose coming off the pipe was SUPER brittle and snapped off. To fix it short term, I joined a piece of silicone tubing to the broken hose with a brass hose splice. I couldn't get the hose splice in there, so I heated up the hose, and voila - flexible hose and it went right in!

Dale

 

yeah i was thinking on going with silicone hoses

 

cool thanks .. ill look into the cigar cutter idea

 

lol, thanks. My advice is aimed towards those performing the sequential turbo silicone vacuum hose replacement. Not to be used on coolant lines, fuel lines, etc. Use common sense people.

 

if all you have is a razor blade, lay the hose flat on a hard surface, place the razor blade on the top of the hose and push down. It will slice right through the hose and make a clean cut.

We cut all of our hose with a craftsman hose cutter.

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of all things, only because one was available, a hand garden pruner for roses (anvil cut).

wish I would of known about the bbq lighter trick.

suggest replacing the back two phillips screws on the rack with hex heads, much easier to r/r with allen wrench.