I just finished fixing a broken plastic bushing on the transmission selector cable on my 2004 Venture. Part of the process was removing the air intake duct and MAF sensor.

To remove the duct, the rigid plastic hose that connects to the top of the duct, right next to the air temp sensor, had to be lifted to disconnect it. When I put it all back together I discovered that I had disconnected the other end of the hose. It connects on the back end of the engine. I can't reach back there from the front (though might be able to if I remove the duct again) to reconnect the hose.

How do I reconnect the hose? This video says that he was able to do it from below. Is that the recommended procedure?

Thanks in advance for any useful suggestions.

 

We were successful at replacing it.

It's pretty tricky (especially if you have fat arms!) to reach up, find the hose, and then find the hole for it. The connector can be rotated on the hose so it's important to have it facing the correct direction.

I'll be MUCH more careful if I have to disconnect it from the air duct again!