Here is what I found out.
1) The Pep Boys hose allows me to tighten the OEM VW hose clamps
completely down to full stop travel.
2) The Goodyear hose is of a harder *durometer* rubber and the clamps can
still be tigtened another four or five turns before they reach full stop.
3) Both are the same size hose and both have the same spec number on
them.
4) Subtle difference in the hardness of the material they are
manufactured from.

I'm glad I spent the money and got the Goodyear hose ............... I'll
just feel better.
I know that all of Pep Boys store brand engine cleaners, alternate to
LPS, alternate to WD40, alternate to Berryman B12 carb cleaner are pretty
crummp products.

Stan

On Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:09:47 EDT Kim Brennan <KimBrennan@AOL.COM> writes:
> In a message dated 8/30/02 2:02:42 PM, wilden1@JUNO.COM writes:
>
>
> > I'm currently replacing all the FI and Fuel Hoses again with
> Goodyear
> > hose that I bought this AM at NAPA.
> > This Paranoid Maintenance Syndrome is eating my lunch today.
> >
>
> Yah, I was looking at various parts. The NAPA stuff seemed much
> better than
> several other auto parts places. I've got some lovely heat shield
> tubing I
> plan on using when I redo my headlight wiring. Note this is heat
> shield
> tubing, NOT shrink wrap tubing. I'm trying to locate more of it.
>
> Shame that NAPA's web site is so annoying.
>

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