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Re: a few questions



I don't know about the SAMCO hoses, but I just ordered a single hose from
the dealer (flange to oiler cooler) and it cost me $17. My current hose is
starting to crack and hopefully the dose of duct tape I applied yesterday
will get me home from work one more time.

MuckChiller
84 WE 1.8l 8v.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@home.com>
To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; <Mbyler1@aol.com>
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 8:13 AM
Subject: RE: a few questions


> Hey Mark,
>
> I have seen the SAMCO hoses but I never enquired about the price, sorry.
>
> Well there are two ways of doing this according to two different type of
car
> owner. 1) it aint broke, don't fix it (leaking/squealing counts as broken)
> 2) well its 10 years old and I think its time to do maintenance on it.
>
> I am of the later kind most of the time, replacing parts on the engine as
I
> go, sometime because the part is showing signs of degradation or just
> because my records show that this part still has a 09-84 stamp on it and I
> never changed it in 17 years. and well I rather change it now than on the
> side of the highway. (power steering pumps, water pump, Alternator fall
into
> this category for me)
>
> Be advised that changing the water pump is a pita jump if you have P/S and
> A/C like I do, but I know your car (grin) and I also know you have only
the
> AC, so it should not be so bad.
>
> O2 Sensor, well in theory t fits on your exhaust manifold yes, Unsure if
TT
> has it pre-drilled.
>
> ---
> Patrick Bureau, 1985 8v Titian Red Scirocco, http://longcoeur.com/scirocco
> SCA-Name Lord Patric de Long Coeur, Ansteorra, Steppes Barony,
> http://longcoeur.com/
> ---
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Mbyler1@aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 10:41 PM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: a few questions
>
>
> Hello all,
>        I want to replace my coolant hoses and was curious what everyone
has
> used, I have seen those samco hoses and those look cool. Are the available
> for a 85 8v scirocco? Does potterman have something better? Should i
replace
> my water pump at the same time?
>        I am also getting ready to put on my euro exhaust manifold and tt
> euro
> down pipe. Any tips or things i should look for. Does my o2 sensor just
plug
> into the manifold?. I am not sure what it is from but i did get it from
> peter
> (thescirocco@juno.com) Sorry about all the questions.
> TIA
> Mark
>
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