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Technical => Technical => Heating & Cooling => Topic started by: Eddypeck on August 02, 2022, 03:33:35 PM

Title: Coolant return hose.
Post by: Eddypeck on August 02, 2022, 03:33:35 PM
The thin one that goes from the top of the rad back to the expansion bottle. Mine's still the original hose and feels a little weak in places, probably well overdue being replaced, it's also a little scruffy and would be nice to tidy up so.

I know the braided with pink fleck is NLA and I'm not bothered by that, but I'm sure someone had some with a red fleck which was quite nice but I'd be happy with all black, but I'd rather the braided look than just rubber.

So questions...

1. has anyone got a link to the right kind of stuff?
2. has anyone ever tried to run a hard line along the slam panel and up the side of the inner wing rather than go diagonally across the bay?
Title: Re: Coolant return hose.
Post by: AndyBa on August 02, 2022, 08:49:37 PM
I used fuel hose from the local  Bullseye car spares store. Has done the biz for many years.
Title: Re: Coolant return hose.
Post by: PWardy on August 03, 2022, 02:38:03 PM
I have some braided red fleck but did not use it on the car.  It is steel braided under the cloth so it gave quite a long bend at the radiator.  I still have it in the attic if you would like to see how it bends.
In the end I repaired my original pink fleck with shrink tubing.  it appears fine.