5K Intercooler-Throttle Hose

[Ben Swann]

Steve,

I was blowing mine at 2 bar boost without a bypass valve installed.  I have
had no problems after I installed the bypass valve.

Oh,  I did keep from blowing them by wrapping lots of hose bandage tape,
with silicone sealant inside the tape.  It would not blow, but was plain
ugly.

Ben

Happy New year to all.  Sad story forthcoming.

[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?

TIA]