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By Addlight
#243961
During routine maintenance today I puled my passenger-side fender liner to check on the Y-connector to the charcoal canister. It had broken, as they are notorious for doing. So, I have another on order.

I know there is a metal replacement available, but has anyone had any success reinforcing the plastic one? Any reasons not to scuff it with 80-grit and apply a thick layer of plastic epoxy over the center area where it is likely to break?

Will this help? I can't see how it would do any harm, even if it does no good. Or, has anyone found an effective way to keep this Y from breaking?

Matt
By worf
#243965
Addlight wrote: Sun Nov 19, 2023 6:37 pm Or, has anyone found an effective way to keep this Y from breaking?
Yes. Get the metal one.

I made several batches of 100 per batch, first back in 1999 and sold them on what would become Rennlist. I got out of that “business” in 2006.

Roger makes them now.
By SeanR
#243975
Metal one will last you for the rest of the life of your car. I forgot Roger had a source for them, you'd think since we are in the same building that I'd know these things. Sigh.
By potdog
#244006
I make them and supply Roger can send them for $35.
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