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Speed_racer
August 18th, 2003, 10:59
Florida has tons and tons of water EVERYWHERE you wheel so Im looking to extend my vent hoses for my tcase and my diffs....
Was talking to another jeeper and he told me about doing it, but exactly HOW do I do it?

Can someone do a write up style report for me? THX!!
dan f.
August 18th, 2003, 12:15
just replace the short hoses you have with longer ones. you can get the right kind of hose at any home improvement or hardware store. just make sure its long enough to be out of harm's way, and then put some sort of filter at the top. you can run all of the hoses into one spot and just get one filter for all of them. i recommend getting a little crankcase breather from an autoparts store, or a little filter from a lawnmower shop.
hope this helps
burntkat
August 18th, 2003, 12:30
Any problem with extending the breather hoses and then attaching them to the air intake plenum?
ChiXJeff
August 18th, 2003, 12:48
Originally posted by burntkat
Any problem with extending the breather hoses and then attaching them to the air intake plenum?

Remember that the intake plenum is a vacuum source. Think about pulling vacuum on your diffs while they're submerged. And the axle seals will let water in much easier than they let oil out.

Comments welcomed.

ChiXJeff
Neil
August 18th, 2003, 13:06
Second vote for the D30 shop vac
mattk
August 18th, 2003, 13:33
Just run them to the top of the firewall inside the engine compartment. Some have suggested using clear tubing. Be careful not to crimp them shut while mounting them. Don't forget tranny and distributor.
Mattk
Gojeep
August 18th, 2003, 17:11
I just fit cheap fuel filters to the top of mine. Make sure though the diff ones do not slope down anywhere as sometimes oil pumps into the line and settles in it causing a biuld up of pressure. Mainly the rear but can be cured by filling only to the recomended 1/2" below the fill plug rather than level with it which is comon practice for all others. Cutting the vent fitting shorter so it does not go into the axle tube as far is the best solution I have found and have a write up about it too. Done by some Jeep dealers as well and where the idea came from.
I have a few photos on my site on both things.