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air flow meter conector pipe keeps coming of!!!

Started by RB30RE vbmenu_register("postmenu_2272621", true); · 31 Aug 2009 · 6 replies

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Hey guys there is a rubber pipe inbetween the airflow meter and the solid black pipe on the air intake of a nonturbo rb30.. whenever i give it in first gear or try to drop a burnout it keep coming off and eventually stalling the car.. its easy to put it bak on but it keeps coming off.. ny ideas how to stop it? thanks.
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liquid nails lol
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hose clamps Lol i used em on mine when i was using a pod as i had the same problem every now and then and when it stalls in traffic its anooying Lol so i put 1 of the cooler piping hose clamps on it to hold it and it worked
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There is meant to be a hose clamp on there, but if yours is coming off like that I would be checking the engine and gearbox mounts to make sure they are still OK.
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ye i chekd the engine mounts and i bought a new gearbox mount about a month ago.. i might try the other hose clamp.. thanks guys. ill let u know how it goes
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ye i bought new hose clamps.. heaps thicker from repco.. tightened them really hard with a socket and they still come off.. i honestly cant see why its doing this.. its on so hard i can barely pull it off
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is your black intake pipe secured to the bracket off the cyl.head?
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