Richtiger
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| posted on 16/11/08 at 02:49 PM |
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can i use this for my heater hoses.
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
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 16/11/08 at 02:54 PM |
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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.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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jacko
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| posted on 16/11/08 at 03:05 PM |
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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
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cloudy
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| posted on 16/11/08 at 03:10 PM |
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I used flexible Goodyear heater hose from ebay - about £10 for 2 meters! It's rubber, and fairly flexible...
www.warnercars.com
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Richtiger
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| posted on 16/11/08 at 03:32 PM |
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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.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 16/11/08 at 04:40 PM |
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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).
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ballcock
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| posted on 16/11/08 at 04:53 PM |
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It says it's suitable for coolant, why not email them and ask what sort of presure it is designed to work at.
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Richtiger
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| posted on 16/11/08 at 04:58 PM |
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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.
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 16/11/08 at 05:42 PM |
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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?
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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Richtiger
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| posted on 16/11/08 at 05:55 PM |
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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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ballcock
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| posted on 16/11/08 at 06:06 PM |
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quote:
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?
Heater hose you would normally use straight lengths (16mm) rad hoses would require pre-formed bends as larger diameters will collapse, unless you have
very tight bends in your heater run.
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Richtiger
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| posted on 16/11/08 at 06:13 PM |
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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
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Richtiger
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| posted on 16/11/08 at 06:18 PM |
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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
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