RE: My Intercooler hose broke!! Conclusion

["Lewis, Gary M" <Gary.Lewis@West.Boeing.com>]

Phil said;

> In message <36D2EC73.B6231913@magnitude-electronics.com> Dan Hamren
> writes:
> 
> > Ok Guys,  Thanks for the Information.  Looks like I will be purchasing a
> > new roll of duct tape to fix the I-C hose temporarily.
> 
> It won't work.
> 
Phil, I generally don't argue with you.  However, I _seen_ this done on at
least 5 cars.  One is going strong after, wait I've been listed for about a
what, a year, so yeah, one year.  It will definitely get Dan home and allow
him to drive around till Linda or Didi or Rod sends him the hose, say this
weekend...

> I made a temporary repair to Roger Galvin's IC hose (the long one that
> runs along underneath the single-pass 200TQ intercooler) by cutting open
> a foot or so of bicycle inner tube.  This we then prepared just as if we
> were mending a bicycle puncture (clean, roughened, etc.) and then wound
> around the IC hose, spreading rubber solution liberally between the
> layers.  We finished the lot off with some large and tight tie wraps.
> 
Obviously a better fix than duct tape.  However, duct tape is easier, and
I'd as soon pay the $50 for a new hose than do all the above.

BTW, I try _not_ to copy Phil as he pays for emails by the bytes (or used
to).  So getting it thru the list (once) s/b enough

Gary


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