I had to go to the car quest parts hose
and get a couple of boxes of various sizes to put on mine. No pass
otherwise. Per the head inspector at the time. So be careful of what you do!
mayf
Hi Mayf
They weren't picking on you Buddy. It's just the quick disconnects are a new
thing to the SCTA. They were only watching out for your safety.
As for the recommendations for shielding, the same thing. Nobody wanted to
see you burned up like a hot dog left in the boiling water too long. It ruins
the taste! LOL
I have been through the scalding water thing when the golf balls I jammed in
the heads of my 48 Merc powered Model A coupe D/Altered blew a head gasket
down track. Super pressurized the cooling and blew out the golf balls straight
up over 300 feet. The hot water hit me right in the face and my "T shirt fire
suite". Not something anybody would like to see happen to a friend, like you
Mayf!
My recommendation, $tainless is of course better for corrosion resistance
but you don't leave water in the cooling system long, assuming you drain it
after racing. Steel muffler pipe front to back with welded U bends, per KT's
method will work just fine and it's a lot cheaper than stainless. I'd run the
pipe up to about 6" of the engine and radiator outlets/inlets. This leaves
some
room for vibration dampening. I would definitely run Rubber grommets where
the steel pipes go through bulkheads and shields. I personally run plain old
corner store ( Gates ) radiator hoses for water with double high quality
clamps. I locate the clamps 180 degrees apart similar to piston rings. I
prefer
the preformed hoses if I can find a match but have a universal coily hose on
the return of my Lakester as we speak. This works, high dollar AN would al$o
work but you don't need it.
On the other hand, I would never use anything but AN stuff with stainless
braided line for oil and fuel. Unless I'm making a long run and then I use
either aluminum or steel pipe like I described but the pipe immediately goes to
AN stainless hose at pipes end. Not rubber hose and hose clamps.
Hope this helps.
Otto
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