[urq] Intake Bits ...

[Bill Bennett]

good grief man, vise grips on a street car??I could snort and rattle but
your solution is apparently reliable, though not gonna happen at my house,
sheet,, unbelievable the ingenuity of the URQ listers!! what's next? a
C-clamp to hold a window up? Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "daniel darlington" <lanky_d at yahoo.com>
To: "mailing list" <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 8:24 AM
Subject: RE: [urq] Intake Bits ...


> i replaced all of the rubber hoses with metal ones.
> the pipe from the igloo to the turbo is from a 944
> turbo with the rubber elbow at the turbo from a 5000.
> from the turbo to the intercooler and from intercooler
> to throttle are both pieces from a volvo 740T.  i used
> the factory rubber hose to make connections and had to
> plug a hole on the lowest pipe with a rubber cap.  i
> used a modified vice grip to get a decent bead on the
> ends so the rubber bits won't slide away under boost.
> it's been this way for about two years now with no
> problems.  when it gets a little warmer, i'll try to
> neaten it up a bit (maybe get some measurements to use
> silicone connectors).  the whole metal pipe bits cost
> me about $50 from junkyards/e-bay.
> --- "Buchholz, Steven"
> <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com> wrote:
>
> > There are a number of folks who have made a
> > replacement hose by getting the
> > appropriate bits from Aircraft Spruce ... find the
> > appropriate diameter
> > here:
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/scat.php
> >
> > and then reuse the end pieces from the old hose and
> > you've got a solution
> > for a lot less than Audi asks.  Perhaps someone with
> > BTDT can post the info
> > to the knowledge base (see the bottom of every list
> > post for a link).
> >
> > If you are talking about the screw in the throttle
> > body ... yes, it is a
> > special screw.  I can't say I've ever heard of one
> > freezing in place though.
> > There is a funky oval sectioned o-ring which seals
> > the screw against the TB
> > ... when this o-ring hardens the screw tends to self
> > adjust.  I've found a
> > little high temp wheel grease on the threads
> > provides a good seal and keeps
> > the screw from getting rattled around ... if your
> > part is seized you may
> > want to pull the throttle body to see if you can't
> > get some penetrant in
> > there to loosen it up ...
> >
> > Steve B
> > San Jose, CA (USA)
> > >
> > > Replacing old hoses on my 84 urq. The flex hose
> > that
> > > connects to the mixture control unit{metal dome
> > vs.
> > > rubber honeycomb on my 4ksq}needs replaced. Dealer
> > > wants $250 Blau can backorder for $170 {4 weeks}.
> > I've
> > > ordered a flex hose from Carquest {2"1/2 by 11"}
> > Does
> > > anyone have a better option? Also my idle screw is
> > > stuck and the lips have been partially broken{And
> > no
> > > I'm not the culprit, this time anyway}. Is this a
> > > special screw or can I use an easy out and just
> > > replace? Thanks for all the help, Todd
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> =====
> daniel a. darlington
>
>
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