89 GT vacuum lines

Apparently these are unique to Ford, one of those inovative designs :). In the passenger side back corner of the engine bay theres a "brick" connector with 4 vacuum lines going to the air pump, the oil filler neck, the manifold, etc. One of them snapped like a twig. Im in the middle of a project so the chances of breaking another one are good, they are so old and brittle, why not replace them. But I checked some part sites and couldnt find anything. Including motorcraft.

Any idea if theres a direct replacement for these or do I have to fasion my own? And if so what about the boots, do I reuse the old ones? Are they glued on? etc.

Thanks,

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faust_151
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Good luck, my friend :-) I have the same year, and the same frustration. The vacuum lines are a standard size (I forget what size, though), and can be replaced with rubber tubing sold by the foot at your local auto parts store. You can reuse the connectors, which are just friction fit, or slipped on. The whole vacuum system on those cars is spaghetti, a cruel joke on the automotive world by the Ford engineers. :-) On most cars from those years, you'll find vacuum leaks and / or that whole brick wrapped in electrical tape, and the fittings slip off...

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Jim C

If you mean those hard plastic type vacuum lines, NAPA sells them in 3 foot sections with a variety of connectors. I had to replaced most of the vacuum lines on my son's

86 and used rubber lines were I could but had to use these near heat sources. One of the problems I had was that many of the original vacuum lines runs were inside of wiring looms and you couldn't see the break.
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Eugene L. Kimball

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