Hey everyone, long time no post.
Right now us US CRD owners(small group with only 12,000 diesels sold in the US, CRD=Rare) are pushing samco to produce silicon boost hoses for our KJs.
So far we have gotten confirmation that the US and AUS 2.8 CRD KJS use the same boost hoses(aka CAC hoses).
Samco has responded favorably and they seem to have responded that there is enough interest from the US market alone to produce hoses, it would be nice if you could show some interest in them as well to help along production.
To that end, here is the thread from our neck of the woods:
http://lostkjs.com/forum/phpBB2/view...er=asc&start=0
And here is where you can suggest the part to Samco:
http://www.samcosport.com/us/suggest.asp
And for those of you not familiar with the CAC hose failure:
Also here are your AUS part numbers and prices:
55038729AA - Inlet CAC - AUD$461
55037730AD - Outlet CAC - AUD$429
This compared to the US parts and prices:
55038729AA - Inlet CAC - $66(shop price)
55037730AD - Outlet CAC - $72.19(shop price)
So for anyone needing to replace either CAC hose the silicon ones would potentially be priced much cheaper than buying the OEM hoses down under.
Drop a line here letting me know if you nagged em about some replacements!