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Hoses
     Replacing all of the vacuum hoses was a pretty simple task as long as you take your time.  Most of the hoses that are located in the engine compartment are marked with the correct sizes to use.  Now some are not marked, but it is fairly easy to guestimate the size by comparing them to the hoses with the markings on them.
As long as you take your time and replace the hoses one by one, it is fairly simple to do.  Rubber hoses cost anywhere from about $.25 a foot to $.99 a foot.  I did get a little extra, but at $.25 a foot who cares.  Most of the hoses that were located in my engine were dried and cracked which didn't make for a good vacuum seal when the car was running.  There were also a few t connections that were dry and broke apart easily when I tried to remove them.  Once again, the were cheap to replace.  It took me about 2 or 3 hours to complete the entire engine compartment and replace all of the lines, but it was well worth it.  And for the cost, it is a simple thing to do.  Just in case you do forget where the lines go when you remove them, there is a diagram located on the front clip which outlines where most of the lines go.  But like I said before, if you do them one at a time, you can't go wrong.


I also replaced the charcoal canister filter.  There are two bolts that hold this to the main body, just loosen those and flip it over.  Carefully remove the old filter and replace it with a new one.  Flip it back over when the new filter is in place and bolt it back.  Really easy.



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