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Re: tune up

To: "Chris Dyer" <chrisdyer@hotmail.com>, quattro@coimbra.ans.net
Subject: Re: tune up
From: Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.pl>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 10:43:20 +0100
In-Reply-To: <19981015213917.16796.qmail@hotmail.com>
Sender: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net

At 14:39 15.10.98 PDT, Chris Dyer wrote:

>Easy one for a '87 5kcstq: puttin' on new cap n' rotor, plugs & wires.  
>Questions before I begin:
>
>1. What is that large hose going over the valve cover then down to the 
>right (facing fr. of car)?  It has a crack in it, so it looks like I'll 
>have to replace it.

It's the crankcase breather hose. If it has a crack in it, this causes a
vacuum leak, so replace it soon and have mixture adjustment checked.

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)

References:
- tune up
  - From: "Chris Dyer" <chrisdyer@hotmail.com>

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