Michael Moore
Veteran Member
Hi Ted:
It would have been very difficult for me to release the lower clamps holding the intercooler tube if I had not removed the headlight, and even more difficult to get the tube and clamps back in place once the large tank was installed.
A skilled VW technician, equipped with the correct special tools for the hose clamps, could probably get the intercooler tube off without having to re/re the bumper and headlight. Me - I'm a poker with a pair of pliers - I figured it was better to take the whole car apart, and make the job easy, than to try to do the least possible disassembly and wind up with scraped knuckles and high blood pressure.
I'm in it more for a pleasant time rather than quick completion....
[ February 19, 2002, 13:18: Message edited by: Michael Moore ]
It would have been very difficult for me to release the lower clamps holding the intercooler tube if I had not removed the headlight, and even more difficult to get the tube and clamps back in place once the large tank was installed.
A skilled VW technician, equipped with the correct special tools for the hose clamps, could probably get the intercooler tube off without having to re/re the bumper and headlight. Me - I'm a poker with a pair of pliers - I figured it was better to take the whole car apart, and make the job easy, than to try to do the least possible disassembly and wind up with scraped knuckles and high blood pressure.
I'm in it more for a pleasant time rather than quick completion....
[ February 19, 2002, 13:18: Message edited by: Michael Moore ]