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Re: heater hoses

To: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
Subject: Re: heater hoses
From: fred thomas <vafred@erols.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 15:58:28 -0800
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
References: <Pine.OSF.3.95.980110113013.2906A-100000@ccins.camosun.bc.ca>
Malcolm Walker wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 9 Jan 1998, Joseph Sholtes wrote:
> 
> > > Malcolm,
> >
> >     I bought hoses from TRF (where is their Winter Sale Flyer anyway).
> > It appeared the hoses, I'm assuming we're talking about the interior
> > hoses here, are curved too much to use normal straight heater hose. I
> > just figured, without any experimentation, that such would kink, so I went
> > for the preformed, prebent hoses.   Give it try to find out for sure.
> 
> They're cheap enough that if the bulk hose don't work, I won't mind
> plunking down the $15 for the set.  (you're right, I do mean the twisty
> little hoses under the dash)
> 
> As for kinks, I think the bulk stuff can do a 1" radius before it kinks.
> Not sure tho.
> 
> -MalcolmMalcolm, please save time, money and aggravation, do it right the 
>first 
time, the bend is to much for straight hose


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