Bob,
You are correct, I probably dont need to replace it once a year. It
may be the hose I am buying is less rigid then the original. After the
first year where the hose ends connected wasnt as tight as I would have
liked so I decided to replace it. I havent inspected it closely this
year. When I do, if it is fine I will leave it. But as I recall it
was only a couple bucks for the hose so while I was doing other work I
splurged and replaced it for peace of mind.
Aaron
Aaron Cropley
71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)
http://www.triumphowners.com/108
Topsham, Maine
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert M. Lang <lang@isis.mit.edu>
To: acekraut11@aol.com
Cc: anabil@caltel.com; 6pack@autox.team.net
Sent: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 14:24:29 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Booster Hose ?
On Mon, 8 Aug 2005 acekraut11@aol.com wrote:
> Bill,
>
> My car has just one. I suspect that your previous owner did as you
> said, sacrificed saftey for correctness. If the striped hoses are
> original, which is likely unless there is a new source for the
striped
> hoses then they are indeed quite old and probably have collapsed upon
> themselves. I switch out that hose on my car about once a year.
Cheap
> saftey insurance. Which reminds me, time to do it again this year.
You replace the hose once a year? Wow. That seems excessive given that
the
hose only has to hold a vacuum...
> Cheers,
> Aaron
>
> Aaron Cropley
> 71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)
> http://www.triumphowners.com/108
> Topsham, Maine
regards,
rml
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