[s-cars] Phenolic spacers and turbe h2o feed line

[Tom Green]

The line does have a part # but I haven't bothered to list it since  
it is for 10 ft
IIRC.  Scott Mockry has thoughtfully sectioned the genuine Audi part  
into usable
portions and listed on his web site at a reasonable price.  In case  
you don't
want to chase things or tilt windmills the part is available at  
sjmautotechnik.com.

Silicone is good too, if you get the right size and sufficient  
reinforcement for
the application.

This is another one of those little jobs you want to do right so you  
only go there
once, and at your convenience, not roadside in January with some  
makeshift
hose and someplace you really need to be now.  If it is crudded with  
coolant
residue it is leaking and has reached it's useful life.  Tightening  
the clamps
will only cut the hose and hasten its demise, hopefully not yours or  
the cars.  :-)

Tom

-----Original Message-----
> Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:21:38 -0500
> From: "brian hoeft" <qweblog at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Phenolic spacers & turbo h2o feed line
> To: "Taka Mizutani" <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
> Cc: liSt <s-car-list at audifans.com>
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> thanks Taka, its the one that runs parallel with the water manifold  
> directly
> underneath it..
>
> Silicone sounds like a good idea!
>
> hey Dave! why didnt you suggest that to me the FIRST time? trying  
> to see me
> use inferior hose? huh, huh?
>
>
> On 11/16/07, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Brian-
>> If you're talking about the water line that's in the very front of  
>> the
>> engine, I would look into getting a silicone replacement- they are  
>> much more
>> durable and less likely to fail at an inopportune time.
>>
>> Taka
>>
>>
>> On Nov 16, 2007 9:06 AM, brian hoeft <qweblog at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi listers, I am about to embark on a couple projects and would like
>>> some
>>> feedback.
>>>
>>> 1. My turbo water feed line below the IM -about a 6" long 5/8"  
>>> diameter
>>> hose- is failing and I would like to know about its material.. It  
>>> seems
>>> as
>>> though I could use generic hose bought nearly anywhere since it  
>>> has no
>>> PN I
>>> could find..  Anybody go the plumbing supply house route on this  
>>> or is
>>> there something specific?