[urq] Small Coolant Hose

[Robert Myers]

Memories indeed, Eric.  Even with the problems that was a fun 
trip.  It's not often you get to cruise at about 135 in a convoy of Audis.

Y'know, I think I still have that funky striped shirt.

Bob


At 10:43 AM 6/7/2008, Eric Renneisen wrote:
>Ahh, the memories!  This look familiar, Bob?
>http://tinyurl.com/3pycbg
>
>Eric R.
>'86 urq
>'92 urS
>'93 urS
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On
>Behalf Of Robert Myers
>Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2008 7:01 AM
>To: Max Hoepli
>Cc: 'Kneale Brownson'; Urq at audifans.com;
>audi_owners_usa at yahoogroups.com; quattro at audifans.com;
>w-t_audifans at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [urq] Small Coolant Hose
>
>
>
>Has anyone else had this problem?
>
>About July 2 (or 3?) of 1994 (or was it '95?) there was a group of
>about 9 Audis convoying across Kansas on our way to the Pike's Peak
>Hill Climb scheduled for July 4.  We wheeled off of I-70 and almost
>directly into an Arby's Restaurant parking lot in Hays, Kansas where
>my '89 200 dropped a load of coolant from the very hose you ask
>about.  One of our group kindly climbed under my car an, after a
>quick run to a hardware store, improvised a quick and dirty roadside
>repair while sitting in the Arby's parking lot.
>
>Exactly one year later in the very same Arby's parking lot in Hays,
>Kansas another group of us had to do the exact same repair to another
>Audi under identical circumstances.  Now what were the odds of that
>happening again?
>
>Bob
>
>
>
>At 08:17 PM 6/6/2008, Max Hoepli wrote:
> >Should be changed out when hydraulic is changed out?
> >
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> >Max
> >
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> >   _____
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> >From: Kneale Brownson [mailto:knealeski at sbcglobal.net]
> >Sent: June 6, 2008 19:22
> >To: Max Hoepli; Urq at audifans.com
> >Cc: audi_owners_usa at yahoogroups.com; quattro at audifans.com;
> >w-t_audifans at yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: Small Coolant Hose
> >
> >
> >
> >Not uncommon.  As Brett on the 200q20v list.
> >
> >
> >
> >Hose often gets overlooked because it's in such a difficult place to
> >get to on.
> >
> >Max Hoepli <mhoepli at vif.com> wrote:
> >
> >Hi all,
> >
> >
> >
> >Unfortunately, was driving on Autobahn at 100km and red triangle
> >warning light came on, at 80C, temp rose, just before 100C got off
> >Autobahn to "Fifth Wheel" gas station. Saw that small hose just under
> >where hydraulic pump attaches to engine was squirting out coolant, lost
>
> >a bucket full of coolant. Did not drive car any longer, called CAA,
> >took car on flat bed to my mechanic. Mechanic says hose leads to turbo
> >charger to cool. Any one had this problem?
> >
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> >Max
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