'87 5kcstq Turbo Cooling Line

[Peter Berrevoets]

That major crimpage can be removed with a dremel or other grinder and it
will leave a very nice pipe to clamp a new silicone hose piece onto. BTDT
two months ago.

The only difficulty I encountered was removing the pipe from the turbo.
Those fittings are tight and awckward.

HTH

Peter Berrevoets
1990 200TQ
Toronto, Canada
http://frontpage.home.net/pjberr/



> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: quattro-admin at audifans.com
> >[mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> >Behalf Of Swann, Benjamin R. (BSWANN)
> >Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 2:53 PM
> >To: 'quattro at audifans.com'
> >Subject: '87 5kcstq Turbo Cooling Line
> >
> >
> >
> >I will need to attend to the cooling line that goes from the
> >turbo into the
> >freeze plug on my 5kcstqw, soon, as it is starting to leak.
> >Dealer price is
> >around $170 and even with a 20% Q-Club discount, that is
> >rather steep.
> >
> >I recall seeing some posts awhile back about alternatives.
> >I have one off
> >of a turbo I salvaged from junkyard, and it seems that one
> >of these could be
> >fabricated using the proper compression fitting, and the
> >crimped rubber end
> >seems like massive overkill that could be taken care of with
> >substantial
> >hose clamps.  Any BTDT?  Sources for the correct compression
> >fittings and
> >tubing?  Or, the whole thing for not too much $$?
> >
> >TIA,
> >
> >Ben
> >'875kcstqw @ 150kmi+ and 2Bar boost getting ready for summer
> >long trip and
> >towing duty.
> >