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Old 10-04-2019, 12:10 PM
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Broke brittle breather tube OM603

Last night while taking off my oil filler cap which has become a bit stiff I accidentally banged this guy and broke it:



Some kind of breather no doubt. The break is about a half inch downhill from the elbow. One thought is to get some sort of sheet rubbery gasket material, wrap it a bit and use an hose clamp to gently hold it in place. I understand from he who shall not be named that removing if from the valve cover gasket is a serious PITA.

S'funny though, looking at the pic I see what looks like a crack running diagnolly across the vertical part. That part seemed fine when I pieced it back together. For now I put some aluminum tape around it but that's not a good solution.

Who knows, renewing the valve cover gasket might not be a bad idea, getting a new tube could be good all in all.
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