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zombiewolf513 · 05-22-2016, 06:56 PM

Has anyone driven for a long time without a breather tube in their M/T?

Anyone have a hack for replacing a missing one?

jedi03 · 05-23-2016, 09:29 AM

Yes..just makes a mess...get a hose that matches and route it firward...

NoPistons! · 05-30-2016, 09:55 PM

Had my hose open vent zip tied up high to my battery cable lead i ran down the trans tunnel. I wouldn't run without it or with it blocked off. However the shifter isn't air tight i dont think so maybe blocking it off completely wont hurt anything. I've taken the 71c apart before for inspections and i dont see why it would't just simply vent excess pressure/heat through the shifter. Just my 2 cents.

zombiewolf513 · 05-31-2016, 12:06 AM

I can see a hot day and steep incline causing a leak along with dust and bugs getting in there. I was thinking of cutting some brake hardline that could fit in the port. Anybody able to measure the I.D. of the hole on a manual KA24de trans they have?

rawgarage · 05-31-2016, 01:08 AM

I can measure the hose

Text me 9792366891

240sxTuck · 10-22-2018, 08:57 PM

Hey sorry to revive a dead thread, but since we're on the subject of transmission vents, is there a way to test whether it's clogged? My M/T frequently lets out a loud hiss when I let off of the gas under load. I'm worried that it's clogged up.

gaz_moose · 10-25-2018, 02:30 AM

blow down the pipe.

240sxTuck · 10-25-2018, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaz_moose

blow down the pipe.

Easy enough. Wasn't sure if i should blow or suck

s13silvia123 · 10-25-2018, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 240sxTuck

Easy enough. Wasn't sure if i should blow or suck

Do both and don't forget to spit

zombiewolf513 · 07-28-2020, 05:13 PM

Just wrapped this up. A new breather tube can be fashioned with 5/16 OD hardline. Welded a washer to it to bolt it to the engine at the top with the turndown. Made a slight fillet with hardline cutting tool. Hand press fit into the trans.

05-22-2016, 06:56 PM	#1
zombiewolf513 BANNED Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: AZ Age: 33 Posts: 1,682 Trader Rating: (6) Rides Gallery: zombiewolf513 Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Transmission breather tube Has anyone driven for a long time without a breather tube in their M/T? Anyone have a hack for replacing a missing one?

05-30-2016, 09:55 PM	#3
NoPistons! Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Carolina Posts: 548 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Had my hose open vent zip tied up high to my battery cable lead i ran down the trans tunnel. I wouldn't run without it or with it blocked off. However the shifter isn't air tight i dont think so maybe blocking it off completely wont hurt anything. I've taken the 71c apart before for inspections and i dont see why it would't just simply vent excess pressure/heat through the shifter. Just my 2 cents. __________________ Just another broke ass drifter

05-31-2016, 12:06 AM	#4
zombiewolf513 BANNED Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: AZ Age: 33 Posts: 1,682 Trader Rating: (6) Rides Gallery: zombiewolf513 Feedback Score: 6 reviews	I can see a hot day and steep incline causing a leak along with dust and bugs getting in there. I was thinking of cutting some brake hardline that could fit in the port. Anybody able to measure the I.D. of the hole on a manual KA24de trans they have? Last edited by zombiewolf513; 05-31-2016 at 10:03 AM..

07-28-2020, 05:13 PM	#10
zombiewolf513 BANNED Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: AZ Age: 33 Posts: 1,682 Trader Rating: (6) Rides Gallery: zombiewolf513 Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Just wrapped this up. A new breather tube can be fashioned with 5/16 OD hardline. Welded a washer to it to bolt it to the engine at the top with the turndown. Made a slight fillet with hardline cutting tool. Hand press fit into the trans. Last edited by zombiewolf513; 07-28-2020 at 08:07 PM..

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05-23-2016, 09:29 AM	#2
jedi03 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: albuquerque Posts: 1,786 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Yes..just makes a mess...get a hose that matches and route it firward...

05-31-2016, 01:08 AM	#5
rawgarage Banned from the Marketplace Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: h o u s t o n Age: 32 Posts: 5,990 Trader Rating: (75) Feedback Score: 75 reviews	I can measure the hose Text me 9792366891

10-22-2018, 08:57 PM	#6
240sxTuck Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Sonoma County, CA Age: 26 Posts: 18 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hey sorry to revive a dead thread, but since we're on the subject of transmission vents, is there a way to test whether it's clogged? My M/T frequently lets out a loud hiss when I let off of the gas under load. I'm worried that it's clogged up.

10-25-2018, 02:30 AM	#7
gaz_moose Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: engerland Posts: 242 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	blow down the pipe.