Yeah, me too. One important point is that just any fitting can't be used
with on just any type of hose! The fittings must be of the type that is
designed for the particular type of hose that you are using. Oh, yes--
read the directions on how to install the fittings properly!
One more thing-- are you sure that the hose is compatible with the type
of fluid, pressure, and temperature that it will see in service?
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Keith Turk
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 2:42 AM
To: Bryan Savage; Jon Amo
Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Braided Hose
And I tried so hard to stay out of this one...
All hoses are designed for different applications... The blue stuff is
great and holds pressures fairly well. Not as good as the stainless....
and
I'd never use a blue hose where it can chaff against something... The
stainless has some degree of armour protection... and the ability to
poke
the living hell out of your hand as your washing it.
The Stainless with the little dark colored dashes is designed for
suction...( read vacuum systems and Dry sumps. ) I'm pretty sure the
blue
stuff can stand some degree of Vacuum, but I'm not sure how much.
The new black Kevlar hose is extreamly light weight and can be bent to
the
point of crimping without much difficulty... They would have to prove to
me
that it could be used in suction applications having played with it on
the
new motor.. I'm just not a fan yet... but it's expensive and easy to
work
with...
I guess my point is that each has some degree of merit... you'll often
see
blue hose on garden tractor's.... my front end loader has strickly
stainless... helicopters and aircraft use stainless ... Drag racers
seem to
favor the light carbon fiber stuff... You get to pick the level of
comfort
required in each application as you design your car... knowing what each
can
and can't do is important.
All of them require cleaning after you assemble them.... and I've kind
of
set up a program in my shop of washing out a hose.... it goes something
like
this .... Parts washer.... chemical degreaser.... hot water ... then
high
pressure air from each side till it's truely dry and then I hang it up
for
the night if I have the time.
Keith
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