When I put mine back in I had to take the hard plastic elbow out of the
rubber grommet and put the grommet in first and then the elbow with a little
oil. Sorry I deleted the original post.
----- Original Message -----
From: <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Vent tube removal/re-install
>
> "Valentin Garcia" <valentingar@msn.com> wrote:
>
> : Okay, So I removed the "vent tube" from the valve cover and from the air
> : hat. I measured the opening on the valve cover so I can buy an
appropriate
> : breather for it, question: how do you put that bugger (vent tube) back
on? I
> : pushed on that S.O.B. till I was blue in the face, and still no luck. Is
> : there a trick to it? I'm going to buy the breather tomorrow, but now I'm
> : worried that I won't be able to pop it on, till I do the Dak is down.
:-(
> : Any help is appreciated. TIA.
>
>
> That's strange! The only thing I can think of is to inspect it
> and the valve cover grommet to make sure neither is damaged; try
> putting some oil or vaseline on there to make it a bit easier, and
> twist it back and forth a bit as you push it into place. It
> shouldn't take a lot of effort.
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
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