[urq] Small Coolant Hose

[Max Hoepli]

What is the recommended max length of time the hose should be left until
changed out? Of course convenient to change when the hydraulic pump is
changed. What is longevity of hydraulic pump?

Max



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From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
Of Ed Kellock
Sent: June 7, 2008 11:23
To: 'Eric Renneisen'; 'Robert Myers'
Cc: Urq at audifans.com; audi_owners_usa at yahoogroups.com; quattro at audifans.com;
w-t_audifans at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [urq] Small Coolant Hose

Ah yes, there I am using a pay phone as a cutting base.

Ed

> -----Original Message-----
> From: urq-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Eric Renneisen
> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2008 8:44 AM
> To: 'Robert Myers'
> Cc: Urq at audifans.com; audi_owners_usa at yahoogroups.com; 
> quattro at audifans.com; w-t_audifans at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [urq] Small Coolant Hose
> 
> 
> Ahh, the memories!  This look familiar, Bob? http://tinyurl.com/3pycbg
> 
> Eric R.
> '86 urq
> '92 urS
> '93 urS
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: urq-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Robert Myers
> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2008 7:01 AM
> To: Max Hoepli
> Cc: 'Kneale Brownson'; Urq at audifans.com; 
> audi_owners_usa at yahoogroups.com; quattro at audifans.com; 
> w-t_audifans at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [urq] Small Coolant Hose
> 
> 
> 
> Has anyone else had this problem?
> 
> About July 2 (or 3?) of 1994 (or was it '95?) there was a group of 
> about 9 Audis convoying across Kansas on our way to the Pike's Peak 
> Hill Climb scheduled for July 4.  We wheeled off of I-70 and almost 
> directly into an Arby's Restaurant parking lot in Hays, Kansas where 
> my '89 200 dropped a load of coolant from the very hose you ask 
> about.  One of our group kindly climbed under my car an, after a 
> quick run to a hardware store, improvised a quick and dirty roadside 
> repair while sitting in the Arby's parking lot.
> 
> Exactly one year later in the very same Arby's parking lot in Hays, 
> Kansas another group of us had to do the exact same repair to another 
> Audi under identical circumstances.  Now what were the odds of that 
> happening again?
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> 
> At 08:17 PM 6/6/2008, Max Hoepli wrote:
> >Should be changed out when hydraulic is changed out?
> >
> >
> >
> >Max
> >
> >
> >
> >   _____
> >
> >From: Kneale Brownson [mailto:knealeski at sbcglobal.net]
> >Sent: June 6, 2008 19:22
> >To: Max Hoepli; Urq at audifans.com
> >Cc: audi_owners_usa at yahoogroups.com; quattro at audifans.com;
> >w-t_audifans at yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: Small Coolant Hose
> >
> >
> >
> >Not uncommon.  As Brett on the 200q20v list.
> >
> >
> >
> >Hose often gets overlooked because it's in such a difficult place to
> >get to on.
> >
> >Max Hoepli <mhoepli at vif.com> wrote:
> >
> >Hi all,
> >
> >
> >
> >Unfortunately, was driving on Autobahn at 100km and red triangle
> >warning light came on, at 80C, temp rose, just before 100C got off 
> >Autobahn to "Fifth Wheel" gas station. Saw that small hose 
> just under 
> >where hydraulic pump attaches to engine was squirting out 
> coolant, lost
> 
> >a bucket full of coolant. Did not drive car any longer, called CAA,
> >took car on flat bed to my mechanic. Mechanic says hose 
> leads to turbo 
> >charger to cool. Any one had this problem?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Max
> >
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