Coolant hoses - ever had one fail?

[Huw Powell]

> Just curious ...
> I've seen virtually every cooling system component fail ... heater core,
> radiator, heater valve, expansion tank, but never a hose.  I know a few of
> the hoses on my cars are 20 years old including the little short ones
> associated with the transmission cooler on the type 44 with auto trans.
> Maybe I'm just lucky, but I don't want to push it.
> 
> Has anyone ever seen an Audi cooling hose on one of these cars fail from old
> age?

Years ago the "bypass" hose (the one behind the water pump leading to a 
steel pipe) on my '82 cgt blew out after I shut down a rather hot engine 
due to catalyst blockage.

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Huw Powell

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