Re: another boost idea!

["Frank J. Bauer" <frankbauer@thevine.net>]

At 05:42 PM 12/3/98 -0500, Mike Mulholland wrote:
>i just remembered that before i moved to the toronto area i knew a heavy
>equipment mechanic. while visiting his workplace (kenworth) i noticed all of
>the wonderful assortments of spools of  reinforced silicone hose in a
>variety of diameters, that is used on heavy trucks and equipt. if any of you
>are close to a heavy equipt/truck dealer/servicecentre it may provide a
>source for a readily available 'cut to length' turbo hose. when i needed a
>special length and diameter for my ford van after hours,( these places are
>open 24 hours) the tech simply cut off a few feet(the hose, not his own) and
>gave it to me...the cost of billing wasn't worth the effort.

i just picked up 1 foot of heavy duty, 1-inch, wire reinforced hydraulic
hose used for heavy equipment hoses at my local NAPA dealer.
(to be used later for a bypass valve installation.)
it must have been worth it for his billing effort @ $9+/foot...

frank