RE: turbo cooling line

["Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>]

That's a great idea Mike, thanks for passing along your wisdom! ... I
might have even thought about that myself when I got the old lines
apart.  Although I have not confirmed it myself, I've heard from a
couple of direct e-mails that the metal line is swaged under the
permanent crimp ... so all I'll need to do is to replace the old hose
and add a hose clamp.   $200 (Audi's cost for the replacement lines) can
buy some awfully fancy short lengths of short hose ... :)

Steve Buchholz
San Jose, CA (USA)

> ----------
> steve a quick fix that i use when adapting lines is to wrap some
> copper or
> steel wire around the cleaned extremities of the insert tube. i then
> braze
> or solder these on. they act as a lip to stop the hose and clamp from
> coming
> off. i haven't lost a hose yet. if you are soldering, use a silver
> based
> solder (because of its mechanical strength), acid paste flux and a 40
> watt
> or larger iron. don't use a soldering gun. the flux residue washes off
> with
> boiling water.
>