In a message dated 98-04-01 22:56:22 EST, you write:
> Coolflex is a radiator hose that works kinda like flexible
>conduit for electrical or the goosenecks in desk lamps...just bend it into
> the right shape... >>
I am not familiar with that brand, but this sounds like the same stuff most
all parts stores carry. They have flexible hoses in a variety of diameters and
lengths for all those applications where they don't stock the molded version.
Typically the radiator hoses have a spiral of wire inside which allows them to
be bent most any direction, but they don't hold a particular shape. You can
get heater hoses with a straight piece of wire inside which will hold whatever
shape you bend them in.
One caution on using these. If the side of the hose contacts another part of
the car, vibration will eventually wear a hole in the hose. If I can't avoid
contact, I tape a piece of foam rubber to the hose to insulate it from a metal
surface.
Scott Isensee
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