Vacuum Line Replacement ,IS Da Air Box As Big A pain in da Dick To Get In& Ou

[Maldog]

Hay Guys  I have a question about vacuum lines  I ran into a fellow Valk rider at a bar a friend  works at so I sought Him out and we proceeded to talk valkyrie  stuff any way he asked me if i had replaced my vacuum line yet and said if i havent i will,, so i persued the topic and he said he  purchaced a  vacuum line kit of some sort at Honda Direct.,had all he needed to replace the vacuum lines ,,, sooooo  ,,In in the very near future going to install a A New Air Filter  Im thinkin a good time to do vac lines also Ime rewording this post cause I heard throught the crap Line  that the Air Box is a Pain in da Dick to  get out and in particular to reinstall soooo iiiiiiiiiis there any tips or tricks in making the process easier,Thanks Guys

[R J]

Take a line loose and cut about a 3/4" off of it.

Take it to the Auto Parts store of your choice and buy about 8' of hose.

If I was at the shop I could tell ya what size it is, but I'm not.

[mmurffy03]

the only kit type that I have seen for sale is the products made by red eye tech and it still isn't a complete kit and if you are buying anything pre cut you are paying way more than buying hose in bulk lengths at any auto supply store and cutting pieces to match the ones you remove

[sandy]

HDL has an OEM bulk roll of 3.5mm vacuum hose. It's 3000mm which worked out to approx 26 ft. If you replace the pair valve and petcock tubing, you'll use about 4 ft. I've repaired a few othe valks and sold pieces to recoup some of my costs.

[Chrisj CMA]

Take a line loose and cut about a 3/4" off of it.

Take it to the Auto Parts store of your choice and buy about 8' of hose.

If I was at the shop I could tell ya what size it is, but I'm not.

RJ! 8' really.........REALLY  If you get 3' you will have extra.  Its 5/32 ID but get fuel line instead of vacuum line.  A lot of vacuum line is plastic, kinda like windshield washer line.  Fuel line is double walled rubber that wont ever crack.  pick up a handful of nipple plugs while you are there and thats all you need

[Patrick]

Yep, good heavy 5/32 " works fine and will last a long time. It makes good intake caps as well.

[R J]

Take a line loose and cut about a 3/4" off of it.

Take it to the Auto Parts store of your choice and buy about 8' of hose.

If I was at the shop I could tell ya what size it is, but I'm not.

RJ! 8' really.........REALLY  If you get 3' you will have extra.  Its 5/32 ID but get fuel line instead of vacuum line.  A lot of vacuum line is plastic, kinda like windshield washer line.  Fuel line is double walled rubber that wont ever crack.  pick up a handful of nipple plugs while you are there and thats all you need

If I'm cutting hose, 9 out of 10 times I screw it up.   We have a squeeze cutter and for some reason or another, I can never get it to cut straight.    My son says because I'm using a right hand cutter left handed.    Little smart ass.   LOL

Thanks for adding the double wall gas line,  I forgot that in my post.

[Maldog]

Hay Thanks Guys  fo sure,Hay Chris  what type  or size nipple plug and why will i need them ,amd so im guessing ya all agree replacing the vac lines when im doing my air filter makes good sence,not that i have any vac leakes to my knowledge  but the bike is 12 years old and if im that close to them why not getter done

[tank_post142]

read up in the shop talk section

[Chrisj CMA]

Hay Thanks Guys  fo sure,Hay Chris  what type  or size nipple plug and why will i need them ,amd so im guessing ya all agree replacing the vac lines when im doing my air filter makes good sence,not that i have any vac leakes to my knowledge  but the bike is 12 years old and if im that close to them why not getter done

Until you desmog you have 4 nipples that need caps.  Many overlook the cracking of the OEM caps, that causes vacuum leaks too

[Patrick]

If the vacuum lines/caps haven't been changed in 12 years, its about 8 years over due. As said, the 5/32" heavy line also makes good caps. Just find a nice headed tight fitting cap screw and insert.