Re: good news and some really bad news..

[David Liu <dyliu@pacbell.net>]

At 08:34 PM 2/25/01 -0800, John C. Worden wrote:
> >
> >then i figure i should give the engine compartment a look-over only to
> >discover another thing... the hose from the airbox to the ventilation
> >housing on the engine is wide open (from corrosion of some sort) right at
> >the housing.
> >
>The are expensive at the dealer.  The last time I replaced one I got a
>peice of carb. preheater hose from an auto parts store.  It wasn't as
>rugged as the VW part but, $30 for the VW and about $4 for the cheapo- I
>can deal with that.  If the shroud (VW calls them heatstoves) that it
>attaches too is gone too, then I hope you don't a 16V, because I priced one
>years ago and it was around $50.  The one on my old '85 GTI was only
>$7.50-go figure.  So an option could be get an A2 one(unless 8V Roc ones
>are cheap too) and redrill the mounting holes if needed.  It will still
>serve the same function as the 16V one.

yeah, it's a 16v. i was thinking the same... it's just "hose". i don't 
think that there's any pressure to deal with here. i have to check the 
bentley on this, though, as now there's crud all in the housing and it 
looks like it's gonna have to go out and get cleaned up a bit.


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