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Old 03-31-2006, 07:05 AM
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Default Vac line replacement questions..
I am considering replacing all my vacuum lines on my ATW. Can I get decent line from a NAPA/Advance auto type of walk-in store, or do I need to order online? Also, which tubing should I get, what OD/ID, and what heat protection do I need?
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Default i went in napa the other day and they only have plain vac hose...
it doesnt seem nearly as good as the braided/covered hoses that audi uses...if it were me i'd wait to get the braided hose. i believe its 3/16" but it maybe 5/16 so dont quote me on that one.
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Default Does that tool help get those little bastards off?
because they can take the taint.

I try to replace with
<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b3/Hose-clamp.gif">
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Default some hoses are 3/16" and some (you'd need like a foot at most) are 5/16".
get like 5ft of the braided 3/16" one at autozone.
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Default it could...i recently discovered the secret to one-time use clamps.
if you pinch across the clamp where the bent over tab is, it pops open...i can remove clamps in 10secs now.

i use wire snips to do this though...not that tool.
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Default Pinch the tab? or the entire clamp?
I hate those little fvckers, but then again screwing in the other ones is only slightly less annoying.
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no, there is a a small bent over tab, if this is popped off, the whole clamp unwinds.
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Default Where are you located?
this might be roadtrip worthy.


or a tech write up =)
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Default lol...the process isnt bloodless though...im all beat up...
im still in recovery...

i could write a simple article and let others shed blood...lol!
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