Broken vacuum tube that controls the A/C

[civildefense]

So I noticed some fluids dripping from the rear of the engine, lifted the hood, reached down to pull out the ATF dipstick and heard a crack like a dry twig.

There is a light grey thin hard plastic tubing that runs along the passenger side of the engine and I have broken it in half. Of course its about an inch from the rubber plug that seems to attach to and doesnt appear that I can push the broken end back in there. My question is, if anyone has experience this, can i find some sort of super small vac hose to fix this, a bit of heat shrink tubing, where am I going to find
the name of this part.

I havent found much about this particular issue probably because I dont know the proper name, but i am suspecting my air conditioning is not going to work until I fix it..

 

[RonD]

Yes, you can splice it with a small rubber vacuum hose, don't need clamps, heat shrink or anything, just a snug fit, its a VACUUM hose, so pulls together doesn't try to push apart connections

Just cut off a small section from the remaining longer grey line, and take that with you to autoparts place, you will have to buy at least a foot of the rubber stuff, lol, so using 6" instead of 2" is not a big deal

Next time at a wrecking yard grab a fitting with longer hard plastic hose for splicing, its not a "Ranger" specific hose, any vehicle will have same vacuum hoses

That Grey hose won't be a vacuum leak, its only used to SHUT OFF coolant flow thru heater core in MAX AC setting, which may allow 2 or 3 deg more cooling in the cab over time
So AC will still work fine, in any setting

That grey hose runs to the firewall, where a black hard plastic hose will go with it thru the firewall
Picture here of the two hoses from inside the cab: https://www.explorerforum.com/forums/attachments/2010-05-31_211033_inertia_switch-jpg.77025/

Top of picture, grey line connects to white line, black connects to black

 

[Shadowrider6661]

Welcome to the club.

 

[civildefense]

Its been a bit of an adventure, this truck, thanks for the good info i was really worried i would have to replace this part.

 

[civildefense]

I spoke incorrectly when I said grey tube it is actually black, and I am pretty sure its preventing the HVAC to do anything but go on defrost. I took a bit of the broken bit to the parts store and he said he didn't have anything that small, so i think i am just going to replace the entire part. Do you happen to know what it is called or recommend a good book for parts diagrams and the like, there seem to be many different brands of service manuals out there.

 

[SenorNoob]

Try another store? They should have fittings and even the plastic line. Try asking for Dorman 47432 and 47417. That's a connector kit and 1/8 nylon vacuum line.

 

[Bird76Mojo]

I fixed my buddies Ranger using some weed eater fuel line I had laying around. He drove it that way for over 200,000 miles. I laughed every time he popped the hood and there was that yellow weed wacker fuel hose.

 

[RonD]

Yes, the black line is used for the Vents in the cab
Defrost is the default-no vacuum, air direction

Yes, try another parts store, never had a problem finding the small diameter rubber hose for repairing the hard plastic lines

 

[Dirt Squirt]

Windshield washer hose worked for me.