[DeTomaso] Anyone used coolant hose from McMaster?

[corey price]

I may not know what I'm talking about, but I owned an old highway patrol 5.0 Mustang that ran light blue silicone hoses from the factory, and never replaced them.  The car had 190k miles when I sold it and never had a problem with the hoses.

Just my 2 cents.




On Jun 24, 2011, at 1:02 PM, Garth Rodericks wrote:

> One more thought on hose...
> 
> Don't use Silicone hose. It's very susceptible to cuts and abrasion which will cause it 
> 
> to quickly split through. You also need special lined clamps when using silicone hose 
> 
> as standard worm screw clamps will slice into the hose, rendering it useless.
> 
> Others may disagree with me, but the tried and true industrial rubber hoses like Gates 
> 
> Green Stripe (Napa yellow stripe and those from McMaster Carr or Grainger) are much more 
> 
> durable and resistant to the kind of abuse, vibration, and possible abrasion they're 
> 
> likely to encounter under your car and in the engine compartment.
> 
> YMMV,
> Garth
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