Jody007 wrote:
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> In a message dated 98-04-10 00:09:20 EDT, you write:
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> Craig Smith wrote:
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> > Joe, and others,
> > Has anyone replaced the rubber radiator hoses with SS braided lines ?
> > I see the upside of such a replacement but how do you attach them to the
> > pump and radiator ? >>
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> Stainless steel on hoses serves two purposes, to protect the rubber hose
> inside them and to prevent expansion. As far as far as radiators go a bit of
> expansion is a good OK. The hot rodders use a lot of SS hose wrap, that is,
> it's a sleeve that the normal rubber hose slides into and give the appearance
> of SS hoses. This may be what some people are actually seeing and assuming to
> be custom made.
> Justin, out in sunny-floody Calif. should be able to fine the sleeve stuff
> at any big parts house.
I didn't start this thread... and I'm not the one interested in doing
this... I don't like that sleeve stuff. I don't like steel braided
line for radiator hoses... I'd rather just see the rubber hose... to
have a better idea of it's condition...
I do like Bill Burroughs idea of the silicone hoses though... I may do
just that next time around.
--Justin
sunny-floody-rioting-shaking-etc.-Los Angeles.
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