Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 11:18:59 -0400 From: "Eric Law" <elawxnospamxnopsamecsxnospamx.com> Subject: Re: Exploding turbo plumbing: do up your hose clamps.
Dean, The problem is not the availability of the coupler, it's that there's no place to attach it. The throttle-body end looped over one of the brass fittings on the side of the body (the one the idle-air regulator. The other end was bolted to the side of the pipe coming from the turbo/intercooler. The newer plumbing does not have the hole to bolt the coupler to. All is not lost, however. Take about a 6-inch length of a coat hanger (a metal one!). Form one end so it loops around the brass fitting (make sure it doesn't interfere with the throttle!). Form the other end into a hook shape, and attach it to the turbo pipe with a hose clamp or two. It's best to compress the rubber coupler a little when you do this, so the new clip takes some of the tension. Have fun! Eric Law (one-time owner of a 900 w/25PSI boost) Dean Malandris <wwwnopsamus-technologies.com> wrote in message news:37b50c86.148936812nopsam.zip.com.au... > On Fri, 13 Aug 1999 08:54:02 -0400, just as I was about to see how much duct > tape you REALLY need to stop a gerbil from exploding, "Eric Law" > <elawxnospamxnopsamecsxnospamx.com> distracted me by babbling thusly: > > >FYI/FWIW: > >The earlier turbo cars (thru about '84 or so) had a metal strap between the > >throttle body and the intercooler or turbo pipe, just to prevent this from > >happening. When they switched to the newer, molded rubber connectors (black > >instead of red), they dropped the strap arrangement. Whenever I've done > >major boost increases, I've made my own. > > Are these older-style couplers still available? And if so, will they fit a > 1990 engine, or are they a different diameter?
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