It should be ok if secured correctly, but like most of the replies youve had, i wouldnt use it.
Why not get silicon hose to fit over the rubber ones?
can i use this stuff to replace my heater hoses and coolant hose. looks flexible so dont have to buy all the bends etc like with straight lengths. operating temp is high looks the part so i dont see why not. am i wrong? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/16mm-ID-Silicone-Vacuum-Hose-Pipe-Silicon-3-Metre-Blue_W0QQitemZ310088589442QQihZ021QQcategoryZ72205QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
Personally, i wouldnt purely to reduce the risk of it coming off.
As it heats up, it will become more pliable, but as long as you put wide jubilee clips on it should be ok. This clips may tear the hose, but dont
quote me on it.
I would say NO i would use proper heater hose
some one on here had a BAD accident when a water pipe came off
Jacko
I used flexible Goodyear heater hose from ebay - about £10 for 2 meters! It's rubber, and fairly flexible...
yea sounding like rubber is the way to go thought the vacum hose would sorta smarten up the engine bay and be ok for application but more important it stays on and is reliable than it looking good.
Vacuum hose does not have the moulded in reinforcing that proper coolant hose has, it's just plain silicon rubber, so not so good when under pressure (as a coolant hose will be).
It says it's suitable for coolant, why not email them and ask what sort of presure it is designed to work at.
think i will days ok for coolant and ok in high temperature. i wud have thought that wud be all the things it needed but as you say if not reinforced maybe no good ill try find out.
It goes floppy (in comparison to rubber)
It should be ok if secured correctly, but like most of the replies youve had, i wouldnt use it.
Why not get silicon hose to fit over the rubber ones?
ill probably end up just fitting rubber, i have e mailed the guys to see if its any good for the appliction as a heater hose. i think im with you guys tho cos if it was right for the use then why one any one in right mind buy the straight lengths the bends and al the full shebang if u cud use this and get the same effect?
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Originally posted by Richtiger
ill probably end up just fitting rubber, i have e mailed the guys to see if its any good for the appliction as a heater hose. i think im with you guys tho cos if it was right for the use then why one any one in right mind buy the straight lengths the bends and al the full shebang if u cud use this and get the same effect?
so for my heater hoses i could use this and be able to flex it suffiecntly to navigate round engine bay. max 45 degrees. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/16mm-5-8-ID-Silicone-Coolant-Hose-1-Metre-Black-1M_W0QQitemZ310088589349QQihZ021QQcategoryZ72205QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksi dZp1742.m153.l1262
gunna get these instead cheaper look gud and right for the job. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GOODYEAR-16mm-5-8-Heater-Water-Coolant-hose-tube-pipe_W0QQitemZ360106818675QQihZ023QQcategoryZ9895QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713. m153.l1262