The hose of death thread

[Cirrus]

Ok I did it! Let say first that I am a mediocre wrencher so if I can do it, anybody can.
Things I learned while doing this is to really pay attention to the left side cut. That brake line is close and I just eye balled it from Tim's pics and it was real close to my cut! Also, after you make the cut, tape the edges with heavy tape, I sliced my finger wide open pulling the hose off! I used 10 mil electrical tape after that and was fine. The failure point on my HOD was just above the lower nipple, the hose expanded over time and began rubbing on the lip of the valve cover, but the failure looks like it began from the inside, all the rubber was crumbling on the inside wall. I used a grinder with a metal blade. It did well but the only draw back was that it turned the sound deadening material to liquid tar so remove that first.

ready for surgery





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