Hi,

I have a 1996 Volvo 850 GLT. My Cruise control has not been working. Last night I was replacing my battery and so I went ahead and checked the vacuum hose. I saw a hole in the vacuum hose. When i tried to pick it up and look at it, it snapped and broke. Is there a way to connect the two pieces together or will I need a new vacuum hose. If I need a new one, how do I remove the old hose and replace it with the new one. I tried to trace the hose back to the firewall but cannot go any further. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
GLTOwner

 

Is it the hose that goes under the battery tray? Would duct tape work?

 

Yes, this is the one that lives underneath the battery holder. I will try duct tape and see if that will do it. I'm just not sure if that will seal all air movements into the hose. Thanks for the reply.

 

That hose does not move too much so it might work with a very neat application of duct tape.

 

Put a piece of rubber hose between the plastic pieces.

 

...and then duct tape it to make sure.


JPN

 

In my book Duct tape is used for temporary fixes. Fixing something the right way does not involve using duct tape. Just my opinion again of course.

 

I agree with Tech, JPN, and Jim KW, but in this case, an application of duct tape after a PROPER repair might cushion the hose from further abrasion at the repair spot, and also help ensure a nice leak free seal.

Just my .02

Glenn

 

Oh come on Jim, I thought they could fix a spacecraft with Duct tape & Super Glue.

.....just kidding, I agree with your opinion[8D].


JPN

 

Funny I'm sitting and look over to my right and there is a tube of Krazy Glue and a roll of duct tape.

 

Hi All,

I took the battery and the battery holder off this fine weekend, cut off the damaged portion of the hose, cleaned it, then joined the two pieces using electrical tape first (a nice thick application), then finished it with some duct tape. Then I took it for a test drive and guess what????? the cruise control worked like a charm!!!! I felt like amillion bucks!!!! . Thanks a lot for all the good advice. I'd like to thank each one of you for your great expert advice. You guys rule!! I'm proud to be a part of this forum!!

Thanks,
GLTOwner

 

I did an internship at NASA and when we first got there we got a tour of various facilities. Guess what they used for leaks? Duct taped a bucket to the line at the leak point... They would tip the bucket over into another bucket at regular intervals. That was the most comical application of duct tape I saw there, but it definitely showed up in a number of places.

Congrats V850GLTOwner, I agree with your sentiments - this forum is the best resource I've found on the internet.

 

Duct Tape rules!!!

However, here's my deep philosophical & ethical question. Is "Duct Tape" the original, or was it "Duck Tape" that first came into the market?

NASA.....[8D].


JPN

 

Dukt tape rulez![8D]

 

The most widely respected and acknowledged leader of factual data, wikipedia, provides no insight on this subject. (Did everyone pick up on the sarcasm in that statement?) See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape. The Etymology section acknowledges both viewpoints on the original term Duct vs Duck. It was interesting to read that it is outlawed for use as Duct tape due to its inability to seal ducts.