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Quohog

Does anyone have any suggestions related to the replacement of those poopy plastic elbows at the top of my coolant reservoir? I took my TBS on a 300 mile trip to Arkansas and had to fasten one of them into its hole with duct tape the whole 300 miles back. Made for a bluddy lousy trip, having to look every 30 seconds to see if it was still holding in there.
So, where can I get new elbows, and/or is there anything better out there that I could buy or fabricate to replace these little turds? Play-doh perhaps? Paper mache? If no one responds I may just drill holes through 2 pieces of candy corn and install them.

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Wombat

See if you can find replacements made of brass.

You may find them at a larger hardware store or engineering supply house.

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flybiker251

my Triumph dealer carries them and they are cheap enough.
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Eyun_G

When mine broke I scoured all the local hardware stores for a brass one. I was never able to find one that was barbed on both sides, so I bought a roll of vinyl tubing, typically for fridges, its flexible, I just stuck it into the two existing rubber hoses, all the way down the pickup tube and maybe and inch or so into the other hose, it makes the bend fine without collapsing and if it does the 10 foot roll was only a dollar or two. 5 minute fix, been working fine since may. I think the diameter is 1/4. Don't quote me on that one though, it's been awhile.

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T-Bird2001

These are a constant break item, not only on T-Birds but on all the bikes with a reservoir. They dry out, get brittle and break. Probably not a bad idea to replace them, broken or not, every couple of years. Cheap insurance.

MickMaguire

or just change them once.. to brass ones... no point in putting the original type back on

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