[s-cars] Jhoser

[pkrasusky at ups.com]

2 things - thought I'd share what we all have heard already how Spokane
House of Hose (www.spokanehose.com - no affil.) is great, and how f'n
absurdly easy being a  Jhoser has been (er, so far - hose en-route home
today).  Mine had been weeping from the hard line / insulation braise
for quite some time, finally just pissed all over.  Time for repair, as
I suppose I'd like to drive it again sometime.

This now, coming from Idiot Boy me...  

Put it this way, it took me longer to jackstand the car, take out the
few tools needed, and pump the pedal 50x than hose removal did. 

As we've previously heard Spokane's great.  Best cust. services
experience I've had in *quite* some time.  Just great people to talk
with, and handled this very well.  $6 for USPS priority mail (3 days),
$61.50 to rebuild, and ~ $9 to return UPS for ~ Wed.  Same day
turnaround once they received.  I asked them to paint it based off
Forrest Bradshaw's recent post of his then rusting b/c he didn't spray
his prior to install.

Removal's a joke.  Pump pedal, crack bottom fitting to bomb (14mm IIRC -
easy access), catch few piddles of drips, remove bolt.  Remove 14mm
(IIRC) bolt into pump.  Remove 13mm (IIRC) hose mounting flange bolt
right next to that.  Grab hose and slightly weave it through enormously
vacant area in engine compartment and lift out.  

45 seconds.  Maybe.

Wish every car repair were this easy.  I had the haunting thought about
that yest tho...  something's gonna give.  My bet, my luck, install will
be simple but then something ain't gonna work right after.  Like another
leak or my pump is now fried.  Has to be the case, just say Audi just
say Paul.

Anywayz, thought I'd share - bearing homage to the Planned Obsolescence
thing - this too will be you soon.  SHoH believes it to be a ridiculous
mfg. defect, in their opinion.  Nice.

-Paul Jhose near fixed but still a total hoser K.