Cold has reared it's ugly head
Phil Payne
quattro at isham-research.com
Wed Jan 14 13:38:21 EST 2004
>> Me thinks, the tiny little turbo coolant hose has burst.
>> Runs from the head coolant flange, across the
>> front of the head and down to the turbo. It
>> consists of a short approximately 1/4 ID pipe
>> with a banjo fitting that bends 90 degrees
>> around the front of the head, then a short section
>> of hose, which is the weak link and has probably
>> blown. Hope you didn't do any damage in the
>> last ~1 mile to the station. This isn't a fun
>> replacement job in this weather.
> Yeah, when is it a fun replacement?
Anytime before it blows on the A7 southbound at Butzbach at 145mph and bends the head before
you even realise it's gone.
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