Vacuum Tube from Air Box to FPR, Repair or Replace?

[rick4484]

1998 Volvo S70 T5
I'm trying to repair or replace a vacuum line that goes from a nipple on the air box located behind the MAF to the FPR. This line has a rubber elbow, with a short piece of white plastic tube and is suppose to attach to a short rubber hose, that attaches to a steel, or some type of metal, tubing that runs the length of the lower radiator pipe toward the passenger side where it attaches to a rubber hose. The problem is the end of the metal pipe at the driver's side looks like it twisted apart at the squeeze clamp and is damaged. I may have damaged this when I replaced the heater core.

I'm thinking of removing what's left of the steel pipe, cutting the bad end and attaching a longer rubber hose. Cutting this pipe will take some skill since it's diameter is quite small and it might collapse the opening, Or, I might take the pipe to a nearby tube and hose shop and have one made. Also, I'm thinking of not reusing the rubber elbow and plastic tube, but just a longer rubber hose to the nipple on the air box.

Has anyone tackled this repair before? Looking for some better ideas.

[erikv11]

Any way to get the connection made s fine, rubber, silicone, metal ...

Here's a great resource (first couple pages, anyway!); consider thin copper line as an alternative to repairing the pipe viewtopic.php?t=54895.

[rick4484]

erikv11 thank you, that's exactly what I was looking for.