Vacuum hose
07-07-2002, 04:42 PM
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Vacuum hose
Stumbled across this site. If you need to replace vacuum hose and are looking for colored hose...<ul><li><a href="http://www.hosetechniques.com/">http://www.hosetechniques.com/</a></li></ul>
07-07-2002, 05:09 PM
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I have to wonder about this stuff...
The previous owner of my S put the stock BPV's in place, and attached them with (what appears to be) blue silicone hose and nylon wire ties. The silicone hose appears to be very thin-walled, and I wonder if it will pinch under extreme vacuum? The nylon wire ties don't seem like a good idea either. Won't they become brittle with age?
In any event, I walked down to my local dealer Wednesday, and picked up some factory vacuum hose, and some Oetiker clamps to clean this up.
In any event, I walked down to my local dealer Wednesday, and picked up some factory vacuum hose, and some Oetiker clamps to clean this up.
07-07-2002, 05:33 PM
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check this place out also.....
the site looks kinda shabby, but i have done buisnss with them numerous times & they have always provided a great product with good customer support
they also have high quality silicone hoses.....<ul><li><a href="http://www.bakerprecision.com/">http://www.bakerprecision.com/</a</li></ul>
they also have high quality silicone hoses.....<ul><li><a href="http://www.bakerprecision.com/">http://www.bakerprecision.com/</a</li></ul>
07-07-2002, 06:06 PM
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Dunno about that OEM stuff and I'm not a fan of silicone either. IMO silicone is fine if the line is
routed very carefully and subjected to high heat but I think it kinks far too easily and certainly cuts too easily. I prefer good old vacuum hose to either silicone or OEM fabric covered hose. Plain vacuum hose is cheap and resists cutting and kinking closed. I don't like the OEM fabric because I think it can hide embrittled hose and it is expensive by comparison.
