Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:57:31 GMT From: wwwnopsamus-technologies.com (Dean Malandris) Subject: Re: Exploding turbo plumbing: do up your hose clamps.
On Mon, 16 Aug 1999 11:18:59 -0400, just as I was about to see how much duct tape you REALLY need to stop a gerbil from exploding, "Eric Law" <elawxnospamxnopsamecsxnospamx.com> distracted me by babbling thusly: >Dean, >The problem is not the availability of the coupler, it's that there's no >place to attach it. The throttle-body end looped over one of the brass >fittings on the side of the body (the one the idle-air regulator. The other >end was bolted to the side of the pipe coming from the turbo/intercooler. >The newer plumbing does not have the hole to bolt the coupler to. > >All is not lost, however. Take about a 6-inch length of a coat hanger (a >metal one!). Form one end so it loops around the brass fitting (make sure >it doesn't interfere with the throttle!). Form the other end into a hook >shape, and attach it to the turbo pipe with a hose clamp or two. It's best >to compress the rubber coupler a little when you do this, so the new clip >takes some of the tension. I think I'll take one of those drilled mu-metal straps that you get with car radios and press that into service. The way *I* drive, the more solid the fitting, the better :) > >Have fun! Oh, I intend to..... MUAHAHAHHAHAHAHAhhaHAhahaHAhahahaaaaaaa
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