Originally Posted by rjk

Well, MB Germany reneged on shipping out the part on 23MAR, next promised ship date is 6APR. Am I holding my breath? HAH! So I keep trying to find an alternate method of fixing this. The brake line idea won't work since I am short one adapter no one believes exists. As I am relating my tale of woe to a sympathetic counter man he asks if have tried to get the thing rebuilt, duh! I tell him of no one wanting to touch it because it won't "fit" in their "machine". He suggests a guy in the next town who works out of the back of a little hole in the wall shop specializing in custom rods. I figure what they hey and wander over. He worries about the restrictor inserts throughout the hose but 4 hours and $45 later, voile'! Rebuilt hose! No fuss, no muss, no excuses.

Next order of buisiness is to find some copper washers to fit. No deal, so I get some of the correct O.D. and file out the I.D. to fit. It is all back together now and working as designed! (I think, knock on wood). No weird vibrations/noises, maybe because the guy pulled the restrictors out of the old hose and put them in the new one. BUT I DON'T CARE, MY DAUGHTER WILL SPEAK TO ME AGAIN!

Anyone in this position in or around Atlanta, look up Hose Wizards in Loganville, highly recommended!