blackout

I was driving home from registering for my upcoming fall semester of college and when I was leaving, the top line that connects to the radiator which is a transmission cooler line broke "again".

Originally after my H/C/I the line was shooting tranny fluid everywhere so I cut the about 2 inches out and replaced it with some pcv hose and to clamps. Now the PCV hose split and starting shooting the fluid out again... What can I do to fix this? The PCV line is like a temporary fix more than anything but now I have that big gap since I cut most some of the hard line out... Any suggestions would be appreciated...

I just cleaned my engine bay yesterday and now I have tranny fluid all over the place...

-Jeff

mjr46

if you don't want to remake a complete line you can go to the parts store and buy a double flare tool and a piece of tubing the legth you need and splice in a repair section....works on brake lines all the time or anything that holds pressure.

blackout

Can you give me a little more information on how it works? What connects the new line to the two open ends and will I be able to make practically a 90 degree bend? Any ideas how to figure out the line size?

Thanks so much!

creekrat

The rubber hose trick should work if you use good hose that is able to handle the pressure and fluid type. Get a good piece of fuel line and use that. It is a little easier to fix it that way than with hard line if you don't have the tools to bend the tube and flare the fittings on.