Manifold hose connectors

[sssammm]

Manifold hose connectors, mine are missing from my new manifold and I cant
seem to be able to safely pull the old ones out, is there a trick?
or can new ones be bought and pushed in?
see pics

 

[sssammm]

Anybody got any ideas?

 

[Steve M]

Although I'm not sure, they look like a press fit to me. They'd have to be sealed, so however they did that will likely make getting them out without mangling them nearly impossible.

 

[Dan Cragin]

These are real tricky but you can use an easy-out tool and hook it to a slide hammer used for body work. This is the only way I have been able to get them out.

 

[sssammm]

Dan, can they be bought from dodge?

 

[345s-bspinnin]

You have a few options, 1) Send it back to your polisher and have them press fit the fittings 2) Press fit at a competent shop, 3) Drill, tap, and screw a properly sized NPT fittings with a barb hose end (clean all Al shavings afterwards)

BTW, you only show two fittings in your pic. Don't forget that there is another one on the bottom/belly that is used for the CCV

 

[sssammm]

Bottom one is still on,

good news, a little bit of heat with a blowtorch, twisted right out...happy days