Hello! I am in the process of reassembling the intake on my 1998 Ford Ranger 3.0L V6 and while inspecting it I noticed that one of the vacuum tubes was bent when I attempted to return it to it's normal position I noticed it was also cracked. I am going to attempt to patch it but it has obviously been patched before so am concerned that it may not take. I am having trouble determining whether or not it is replaceable on it's own or if I have to replace the entire top half of the intake. I took a couple photos hoping someone here can identify it and point me in the right direction. Thanks!

 

Are you sure those are "vacuum" ports, look a lot like the intake pre-heater ports, they were for coolant circulation to prevent icing in norther climates
Which turned out to not be an issue so this was only used for a few years

Seen here: https://www.therangerstation.com/wp-...ast_intake.png

Black hose that loops between the 2 coolant ports
Blow into one port, if air only comes out the other port then thats what it is, a pre-heater

There were "T"s on the heater hoses one for each port, they leaked, always, lol
So people replaced with one piece hoses, no "T"s, and no pre-heater