Hey guys, following the excellent write updone by Rx7Carl and Pratch. No I haven't started yet, followed your guy's suggestions to not start till you have all required items. But I'm having a hard time finding 5/32 fuel/emissinos hose. I know you use that for the dizzy vacuum lines, do I NEED fuel emissions hose or can I use regular vacuum hose? Cuz I can get regular hose just fine, it's just finding the fuel emissions hose that I am having a hard time finding. By the way, following Jeff20b's advice, using that NAPA belt. (Part # 25-7215)
Couldn't find anyone who had the 3l220 belt.

Thanks in advance, just about to go out to dinner for Mother's bday, peace!

 

i'm not 100% sure but i would guess you can use just regular hose for it i will do it to mine within a week so i would like to know for sure too.

 

I used vacuum hose, seems to be holding up fine. And, I used the Napa belt too. I thought it was a bit tight, but is working just fine. Seems the fan works a whole lot better.

 

Oki then, I'm about to start the fun task of taking all this **** off, how long did it take you guys?

 

Okil, well...I got most of the work done. That belt was sort of a pain to get on, but getting the damn fan off was even more of a pain. Eventually found something to hold that piece tight so I could loosen those bolts. Rats nest was easy to pull, although some of those hoses almost seem like they're glued on! Really had to be careful, although I wasn't careful enough. I dunno if there is a work around or what. But that big purge valve, on the bottom you have one small opening and a larger one, well I was trying to get the smaller hose off as careful as possible and well...the damn plastic snapped right off. If anyone has a spare around I would be more than glad to buy it unless you know of something I can do to fix it. (short of using glue of some sort to piece it back together. heh) Or can I buy those at an auto parts store? So right now I can't get a hose running from that to where it needs to go.

Anyway, I just wanna say thanks again to Rx7Carl and Pratch and to those who've helped answer my questions before and in advance. I'll have more questions tomorrow as some of the hoses I'm not quite sure as to where they go or what. I just want to make sure I got it right, I plan on taking some quick pics and pointing out on what I am in needing help of.

 

The trick to getting old hoses on and off is to *spin* them a little before trying to pull them off.

 

Yeah, I was doing that...but at the time my mother was talking to me and I wasn't paying attention and bleh...