[DeTomaso] source for right angle rubber radiator hoses

Will Kooiman will.kooiman at gmail.com
Wed Jun 20 00:10:20 EDT 2012


Can you get gates green/yellow stripe in 90-degree bends?  I have only seen them in straight.

On Jun 19, 2012, at 6:10 PM, <jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com> <jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com> wrote:

> Generally, it  is the quality of the rubber.  The curved hose we find in the auto part stores behind the counter in the back room inventory is not of the same quality of the straight , pick your color, green, gold, white silver, that you buy by the foot.  Try cutting each with a razor blade and the contrast is significant.  The razor will slice through those hose bends with little effort. Not so with your favorite stripe
> 
> JT
> ---- Justin Greisberg <justingreisberg at hotmail.com> wrote: 
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> I hear you, and that is fine if you want to do it.  However, I am not sure what makes metal elbows superior to rubber ones.  you still need rubber connectors.  And with metal elbows, you need more rubber to metal connections (radiator to rubber hose, rubber hose to metal elbow, metal elbow to rubber hose, rubber hose to curvy pipe that leads underneath the car).  I have been lucky that no rubber radiator hose has ever burst with me on any of my old cars or new cars.  Odds are that the rubber elbows are not going to be bursting anytime too soon.
> 
>> Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:05:55 -0500
>> From: jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com
>> To: justingreisberg at hotmail.com; gaino at earthlink.net; detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] source for right angle rubber radiator hoses
>> 
>> Bill
>> 
>> That truly is the superior solution.  I second that strategy.
>> 
>> JT
>> ---- bill gaino <gaino at earthlink.net> wrote: 
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>> Justin, A lot of owners don't want to use the rubber molded hoses because it is a weak link. I'm using this 1 1/4 copper 90 degree here  http://www.slickpaint.com/index.php?supermode=gallery_view&previewm=1&a=Pantera_stuff&image=091202021114_dsc02912.jpg&screenres=1024-768
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>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Justin Greisberg <justingreisberg at hotmail.com>
>>> Sent: Jun 18, 2012 10:57 AM
>>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>>> Subject: [DeTomaso] source for right angle rubber radiator hoses
>>> 
>>> 
>>> When using the fluidyne radiator, you need right angle rubber hoses to connect to the factory metal pipes.  I think this is where I got mine:
>>> www.pegasusautoracing.com
>>> they have a selection of right angle hoses in various diameters.  they worked out very nicely
>>> justin 		 	   		  
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