[DeTomaso] Radiator drain and new hoses
clay willmott
claywillmott at hotmail.com
Mon Jan 26 13:13:21 EST 2009
There are both colors.
I have Gates Green Stripe on the car now which looks very old.
I was told Gates has a "Blue Stripe" hose that is thicker and even better as far a durability which is why I asked. It is stiffer which makes it harder to apply.
CW
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:38:18 -0800
From: garth_rodericks at yahoo.com
Subject: Radiator drain and new hoses
To: claywillmott at hotmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com
<<< how hard is it to install the Gates Blue stripe hose? >>>
FWIW, it's called "Green-stripe" hose.
<<< I've used a smidgen of Dawn Dish washing liquid as a lubricant on the male parts to
help facilitate easier installation, I don't see what a little WD-$0 could hurt either >>>
I often coat both the inside of the hose and the male fitting with silicone (little aerosol can)
to ease assembly; completely benign to the hose too. A mechanic neighbor turned me on
to this trick years ago.
<<< Consider double hose clamps as well and make sure that the srcew/tightener part
isn't facing down underneath the car where it might hit a speed bump or road debris. >>>
Good advice about clamp positioning. Not a lot of room for double clamps in some spots.
Instead of double clamping, I used High-Torque stainless hose clamps throughout my car
and have not had a leak in 4 years and 22,000 miles.
My hose update:
http://www.banzairunnerpantera.com/updates_radhose.htm
More info about the Breeze HTM-200 heavy duty stainless hose clamps I used:
http://www.breezeclamps.com/hitorque.htm
http://store.qualitydist.net/brz-htm-200.html
http://www.impco.com.au/pdf_files/Heavy_Duty_Catalogue_Complete.pdf
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