Re: 5000 PS hoses

[John Karasaki <johkar@teleport.com>]

At 04:48 PM 4/13/98 -0700, you wrote:
>The high pressure hose can be purchased from NAPA for under $30. It does
>have the restrictor. BTDT. Worked as well as the factory hose.  Mike
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>           Michael & Portia Loeks
>           Warren ,Oregon U.S.A.
> Current fleet for those interested:
> 1986 Audi 5ktq - Tornado Red/Fuchs/1.8bar
> 1985 Toyota Celica GT-S Convertible
> 1982 Ford F-150 4X4
>1993 Ford F-350 Crew-cab Turbo-Diesel
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>

I just had this hose installed our our 5ktqw.  I works well for the cost,
but not as good as the factory hose.  At low speed, steering is a bit
heavy.  Also, the Napa hose doesn't have the outer and inner sound
dampening so it is a bit noisier, too.  Still, for 1/4th the cost of the
German hose...

Scott M. and I looked very closely at the Napa hose before and after the
install.  We couldn't find the restrictor.  There is a metal band on the
outside of the hose where the factory restrictor bulge is.  This is only to
prevent wear on the hose from the metal brace that supports the hose off
the left (driver's) motor mount.

Maybe Napa has changed the hose (cheapened it) over the years.