RE: another boost idea!

["Avi Meron" <avi@cosmoslink.net>]

Frank,
You don't need any special type hose for a bypass set up, any regular hose
(coolant hose) will do just fine, trust me I have one that is working for
two years without a hitch...........you can see the set up next week at the
Christmas party or during the week since I am probably going to stop at
Mike's.
The hyd. Hose you are referring to, is a pain in the ass to use, is very
rigid  and does not take well to the use of clamps (hose clamps). If you
need to replace your turbo coolant line, than, the hyd. hose is a good idea,
much more resistance to heat than the regular hose (rubber only type).
Avi

-----Original Message-----
From:	owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net [mailto:owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net]
On Behalf Of Frank J. Bauer
Sent:	Saturday, December 05, 1998 7:57 PM
To:	Mike Mulholland; quattro@coimbra.ans.net
Subject:	Re: another boost idea!

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