RE: DIY silicone hoses?

[Larry Mittell <lmittel@ibm.net>]

Yikes! Do not under any circumstances use silicone hoses! Silicone turns to
mush when exposed to hydrocarbons. Fluorosilicone is what you want. Either that
or nitrile (a.k.a. Buna-N). The latter is better than fluorosilicone
mechanically but doesn't like temperatures much higher than 160 deg F.
Fluorosilicone is good for at least 350 deg F.

HTH,
Larry Mittell

>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-quattro@audifans.com
[<mailto:owner-quattro@audifans.com%5D>mailto:owner-quattro@audifans.com] On
>Behalf Of Jörgen Karlsson
>Sent: Thursday, July 22, 1999 9:12 AM
>To: Audi Quattro List
>Subject: DIY silicone hoses?
>
>Does anyone know how to make silicone hoses?
>
>I want to make a silicone hose from the intercooler to the throttle body
>with a boss for a conventional injector.
>
>Jörgen Karlsson
>Gothenburg, Sweden