3XJFamily,
I wasn't commenting on your post. A couple post up saying to pry it off. On the other style of VC, this might be correct. I agree sometimes you have to force stuff. Its hard to know when to and not to. Also, plastic parts can/do get brittle with time. Exspecially with the underhood temps of an Automobile. I remember paying about $10 for just the elbow, not the whole assembly. I think on my '88 hoses, each was either $34 or $64. But that was 4-5 years ago. The RENIX had a bit more complex front hose assembly and its two pieces. I put a '95 valve cover on the '88 motor. Works good. I forget where I saw a tech article to do this. Its a direct swap, except fitting of the hoses. I also did the MADXJ 99+ hose update. Had to cut the CCV rear hose into pieces and lengthen with fuel hose. Worked good. I'm updating the entire motor, drivetrain at this point.
Tom