<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>How the heck can one diagnose a Brake Hose going bad internally? <br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"> I mean...if the hose is wet outside, that's at least viewable to a zealous investigator. But internally? What are symptoms of INTERNAL hose problems? <br></div><div><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">From: <a href="mailto:Bobsnotch@aol.com">Bobsnotch@aol.com</a><br>To: <a
href="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org">type3@vwtype3.org</a><br>Subject: Re: [T3] Brake Hose Bracket<br>Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:a98d1.2366ae11.3fa3d579@aol.com">a98d1.2366ae11.3fa3d579@aol.com</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br><br>In a message dated 10/30/2013 8:24:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, <br><a href="mailto:dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk">dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk</a> writes:<br> <br>Bob, Sue's Fastback's PO should have asked here before needlessly replacing<br>expemsive items - still, I don't suppose you're sorry!<br> <br>Well, this was in the "pre-internet" days (1989). It took me a couple of <br>days (working by myself armed with a Bentley) to figure out the hoses were <br>the real problem, after checking out everything else in the brake system. <br>Can't complain too much, as I did get a discount on the sale price of the <br>car. ;-) But, it was the first time I ever ran into <span
style="font-weight: bold;">hoses that went bad <br>internally.</span> Now I just replace them when I get a car. It's definitely something I <br>will always remember. : ) <br>On "domestic" vehicles, you look for cracks on the outside of the hose, as <br>that's how they normally go.</div></div></body></html>