I had the same symptoms as you mentioned a couple weeks ago. Pulled my t-stat, pushed on it, etc noticed that it "operated" fine, but I immediately seen the results when I put a new one in.

You should be able to find new vac lines at the auto store. Those plastic ones get pretty brittle when they are cold.

I figured as much on the vacuum lines. One love tap with the ratchet and it snapped like a twig. The other ones already have cracked rubber ends, which I also taped up. We'll see how the car handles a couple hundred miles before Advance and AutoZone open up again on Saturday.

Yea, exactly, that'* about what it takes to break one of those things.

Have a safe trip and Merry Christmas.

Vacuum lines are easy. Pick up a generic kit and cut to size.

Same here. The temperature went up to 180° and stayed there, even with the heater blasting. Thanks for all of the help, as usual. The howto and the diamond-shaped housing were all I needed.

Over a hundred miles later, the electrical tape seems to be holding the FPR vacuum line just fine, but I'm still going to replace it and a couple rubber boots after the holidays — new thread coming soon, when I'm less tired.