5K Intercooler-Throttle Hose

[Kneale Brownson]

At 01:12 PM 01/01/2003 -0700, Steve Sherman wrote:
>On my 87 5KCSTQW I just replaced my second of these hoses in a year.
>This is the "Michelen-man" hose, with the corregations and the metal
>reinforcing rings.  Two hoses in one year seems a bit much, and I was
>curious if any listers had any ideas of what might be causing this hose
>to fail so often on this car?  I was thinking that perhaps an engin
>mount was going, causing some extra flexing in the hose.  Any other
>ideas of what to look for?

Usual cause of deterioration is oil from the crankcase breather
system.  Maybe there's excess oil in yours???