[s-cars] Pressure Tester-Doofus-Success

[Tom Green]

I think you are describing the Audi part# 034 145 742 E vacuum hose
that sells for ~ $150.  A close inspection will reveal it is indeed a  
Samco
cousin-- a hi-temp silicone hose with a protective wrap.  I would go
shopping for one of those double barbed brass splicers before buying a
new hose.  There are some aftermarket silicone vacuum hoses available
as well.  They just won't have all the fancy bends.

The elegant little clamp is Audi part# N102 582 01 and is very cheap by
comparison, < $2.

Tom


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> Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 18:10:37 -0400
> From: <manuelsanchez at starpower.net>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Pressure Tester-Doofus -Sucess
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> Thanks to all.
>
> I made a run to a different hardware store a found the parts
> Chris Chambers sent pics of, indeed it was a 3" cleanout.
>
> The fit is really tight, I didn't think it would possibly fit
> but I did manages to shoehorn the thing in there.  Since I
> buggered up my schrader valve on the previous attempt I used a
> 1/4" NPT quick connect on this second attempt.  I turned down
> my regulator to very low, what seemed to indicate 10psi.  I
> never did see my gauge register anything other than 0, but I
> did see all the hoses swell, so I figured I had enough pressure.
>
> Found the culprit, the crinkle finished small hose that runs
> from the wastegate to the WGFV. A small crack on the underside
> of the hose, so not visible from above but I could feel and
> hear it.
>
> I trimmed that hose back to a section where it was not cracked
> and replaced.  I seem to remember and old post where that hose
> cost some serious cabbage, in the SAMCO range? Anyone
> remember?  The clamp on that line at the Waste Gate has a flat
> head machine screw that has seen better days, but since I
> didn't have a replacement I re-installed the old one.