[urq] Re: West Coast UPG, the morning after... (is there a pi ll for this?)

[Buchholz, Steven]

(Why do you think you need one?  :-)

Excellent description Ed ... it is good to hear that everyone in your
contingent apparently made it without too much drama.  Funny, the first
thing that comes to mind thinking about I-40 was a stop out in the middle of
the Nevada desert on the way to AF97 ... remember, Mike?  

As soon as I started reading the excerpt below I knew what your problem was
... I suspect most folks who have done the WC turbo swap have seen it too
... good to hear that you managed to learn the proper solution while you
were on the road with a car that wasn't in pieces!

Steve B
San Jose, CA (USA)

> gas and I discovered a coolant leak.  In one of the turbo water lines,
> a leak developed in the short section of rubber hose that is
> permanently crimped to a section of steel hose that connects via banjo
> bolt to the water outlet on the head.  We only had 120 or so miles to
> go so I topped it up and pressed onward.  Had to stop only twice to
> add water.  The low coolant level warning works very well, coming on
> before temps ever showed any signs of going up.  Saturday morning
> found me in the hotel parking garage.
> 
> There was a CarQuest walking distance from the hotel.  I bought a
> hacksaw, drain pan, oil absorb, some odd bits of hose, two clamps,
> some silicone gasket sealer, and some Gojo.  I removed the banjo
> bolt/steel line/rubber hose part from the car, hacksawed off the
> crimp, cleaned up the line underneath, and reassembled with a new
> section of hose and the two clamps.  Turns out the steel line under
> the crimp is just like any other that is intended to accept a rubber
> hose.  The only difference in the whole thing is that the hose clamp
> is replaced by a permanent crimp.  The repair looks absolutely factory
> and I am not likely to buy the correct new part.