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Old Feb 15, 2017 | 12:40 PM
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Disco Mike's major service recommendation he has

2 feet of 3/16th vacuum tube
2 feet of 5/16th vacuum tube

https://landroverforums.com/forum/di...service-29020/


I am thinking to change most of my vacuum hoses - at least those are easily accessible.

Has anyone done this? where are they located. Thank you for your help
 
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Old Feb 15, 2017 | 01:04 PM
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Why do you want to replace the vacuum lines if no problems are evident?
 
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Old Feb 15, 2017 | 01:34 PM
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Why do you want to replace the vacuum lines if no problems are evident?
all Vacuum lines are 16 years old. just though they are cheap enough to replace . i dont know if there is any problem. i am doing some work figured change them just so there is no leak due to age.


Good Question though
 
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Old Feb 15, 2017 | 01:43 PM
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A lot of people on this forum talk about the "brittle" "plastic" lines, whether they are vacuum or coolant. They are actually made of nylon which is very forgiving. I have an old coolant line off my truck that I can tie into a knot.

When I was in high school I wore eyeglasses with nylon frames because they were unbreakable. There's no problem with you replacing the lines, and I understand that rubber tubing is not expensive but maybe I am a purist. I don't see a reason to replace them unless there is a problem.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2017 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by mln01
A lot of people on this forum talk about the "brittle" "plastic" lines, whether they are vacuum or coolant. They are actually made of nylon which is very forgiving. I have an old coolant line off my truck that I can tie into a knot.

When I was in high school I wore eyeglasses with nylon frames because they were unbreakable. There's no problem with you replacing the lines, and I understand that rubber tubing is not expensive but maybe I am a purist. I don't see a reason to replace them unless there is a problem.
Those Nylon pipes look ok. I don't want to mess around with them unless they break. Thanks for your advice.
 
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