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Author: Subject: how flexible is flexible silicone hoses?
Miks15

posted on 23/12/09 at 05:55 PM Reply With Quote
how flexible is flexible silicone hoses?

How tight a bend can you make with flexible coolant hose? Just trying to map out my coolant lines.
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BenB

posted on 23/12/09 at 05:58 PM Reply With Quote
Depends how big it is. The narrow bore stuff is pretty bendy. I suppose it's just a function of it's diameter and bore.
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Miks15

posted on 23/12/09 at 06:03 PM Reply With Quote
its a 38mm diameter hose
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Mal

posted on 23/12/09 at 06:07 PM Reply With Quote
silicon hose with a helical steel wire in it will bend into a much tighter bend without kinking.
I have some with 32mm bore. Its minimum bend radius is about 100mm.

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Miks15

posted on 23/12/09 at 08:07 PM Reply With Quote
the reason im asking is because i bought some off ebay and it kinkend when it got a bend of with a radius of about 25cm, just checking this wasnt the norm, have now emailed them to get a refund.
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flak monkey

posted on 23/12/09 at 08:10 PM Reply With Quote
Big stuff will kink without much of a bend at all, certainly only a few degrees.

Same with all hose unless its designed to be bent like the stuff with spiral wire in. Most doesnt have this.





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designer

posted on 23/12/09 at 11:29 PM Reply With Quote
It's always best to buy pre formed bends.
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Jos Fury

posted on 24/12/09 at 07:56 AM Reply With Quote
why not use gates-unicoil ?
http://www.gates-unicoil.com/index_eng.cfm


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carpmart

posted on 24/12/09 at 10:34 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jos Fury
why not use gates-unicoil ?
http://www.gates-unicoil.com/index_eng.cfm




That looks an interesting product, has anyone used it?





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snapper

posted on 24/12/09 at 10:58 AM Reply With Quote
Even with the Unicoil it will still kink if you push it to far.
I have loads of ebay silicon in my car but needed a couple of angles to make them fit, 1x 90 degs 1x 45 degs, even a small bend on the 32mm hose made it kink.





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Miks15

posted on 24/12/09 at 02:36 PM Reply With Quote
Ok thanks guys

Will try my bestto get it done using preformed bends.

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