Turbo Coupe
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Jun 2005
Salem, NH, USA
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its always the little things! i really cant enjoy this new turbo since every time i make over 15psi the intercooler pops off the coupling, ive tightend the clamps to the point they almost broke and it keeps happening, im at my end whits, is there some kind of adhesive or somethin that can be used, maybe i should just buy T bolt clamps but i dont think u can get em that small.
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1987 Turbo Coupe 5 Speed - 1.77 60ft, 8.811 @ 76.76 1/8th
-Draglites With Hoosier QTPs & 165Rs
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servingGod
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Feb 2003
Millersport, OH, 43046
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A silicon hump hose like this:
http://www.hightempsilicone.com/product/HTS2504TH3BL
and a couple t-bolt clamps like this:
http://www.hightempsilicone.com/product/941U3262
is what i used to keep mine from doing that never had a problem with it coming off again. You may get away with just the t-bolt clamp, I just went ahead and got the hump hose cause my original hose was worn out anyway.
Mine was the top hose, but it sounds like you may be talking about the bottom in which case if you can find a t-bolt clamp that size it should do the trick.
James
88 TC 5-speed maroon, all options, plus t3/t4 hybrid, 255 pump, RR, Centerforce DF with weight fingers, MSD tfi coil.
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88 Thunderbird LX 5.0 All options except Leather.
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servingGod
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Feb 2003
Millersport, OH, 43046
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ok since i can't edit my post, i wanted to add that hightempsilicone.com has the t-bolt clamps from 1" to 5" so you should be able to get what you need.
http://hightempsilicone.zoovy.com/c=HPSZ...ps.tbolts/
88 TC 5-speed maroon, all options, plus t3/t4 hybrid, 255 pump, RR, Centerforce DF with weight fingers, MSD tfi coil.
88 TC 5-speed Black, all options.
88 Thunderbird LX 5.0 All options except Leather.
87TC Parts car five speed all options.
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AerobirdMotorsports
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Dec 2004
Kelso, WA USA
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I've got clamps from 1" to 12" and custom silicone IC hose sets.
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Jeff K
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Apr 2001
Milwaukee, WI
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Use the bracket that bolts the IC to the stud at the front of the exhaust manifold, and the IC will stay put, and hoses wont blow off.
Jeff Korn
88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 24 psi, forced air IC, water injection, BPV, Ranger cam, subframes, etc., etc.
86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP N2O, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.
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V6TBird87
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Severn, Md, USA
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Quote:Originally posted by Jeff K:
Use the bracket that bolts the IC to the stud at the front of the exhaust manifold, and the IC will stay put, and hoses wont blow off.
Not in my case either
My upper hose has blown off with my bracket on good and tight
replacing the clamps every so often is also a good thing to do, mine were the original clamps from the factory, swapped some new ones, and havnt had much problem since
also, this is a VERY goofy idea, but has worked with other things
when i used to ride BMX all the time, i would have problems with getting "throttle grip", basically where the grip will just slide around like a motorcycle throttle, and what we would do is spray hairspray on the handlebars, wipe with a rag and force the grips on really tight, it almost glued the grips to the bars, but didnt make it impossible to get them off
maybe something similar would work
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1988 Turbo Coupe, 5-speed
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Turbo Coupe
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Jun 2005
Salem, NH, USA
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the hair spray and new clamp idea ill try first, seeing those are the cheapest lol. i cleaned up the couplings and the IC inlet/outlet with some MEK, so there is no grease, dirt, oil etc on any of the surfaces, seems to hold better but the botom one is still slipping. grr
WISH I HAD MY OLD CAR AGAIN!
R.I.P
1987 Turbo Coupe 5 Speed - 1.77 60ft, 8.811 @ 76.76 1/8th
-Draglites With Hoosier QTPs & 165Rs
-Weight Reduction
29xxlb Race Weight w/Driver
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Pete D
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Apr 2001
Northern OH
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Clean the oil film off the inside of the IC hoses may help. Roughing up the metal are with real course sandpaper may help also. Don't get any abrasive particle in anything
Pete Dunham
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jmthunderbirdturbo
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Feb 2005
Ostrander, Ohio
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tighten the bottom two clamps before you tighten the upper ones(allows for more movement). when you think the bottom two are as tight as they can get, go one more full revolution on both.(have a few extras lying around....ive broken half a dozen per year since i got my car)
HTH
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ERIC J snowbird
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Apr 2005
Iroquois,Ontario,Canada
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Quote:Originally posted by Turbo Coupe:
the hair spray and new clamp idea ill try first, seeing those are the cheapest lol. i cleaned up the couplings and the IC inlet/outlet with some MEK, so there is no grease, dirt, oil etc on any of the surfaces, seems to hold better but the botom one is still slipping. grr
If you're gonna spring for new clamps spend the extra $ and get the t-bolt style. I think you'll be glad you did.
- ERIC J
87 Black 5speed, 88 Black 5speed.
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