We also switched to that blue Aeroquip hose as we had problems with small
pieces of rubber liner coming off on the braided hose and ending up in the
carb. Phil
>From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
>To: ardunbill@webtv.net, staiger3@starband.net, land-speed@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Braided Hose
>Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 12:02:25 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Yes Bill, I used the blue Aeroquip hose on my 67 Camaro and liked it. I
>"lubed" the fittings with a very thin coat of Permatex before pushing the
>hose on. It went on nice and easy, then when the "lube" set up, I knew I
>had a permanent fit. The only way to undo that Permatix is to cut the hose
>off, clean the fitting on a wire brush, and re-do it, but it sure makes a
>solid seal.
>Dick J
>In East Texas
>
>ardunbill@webtv.net wrote:
>Braided hose is traditional and impressive-looking, but a lot of people
>prefer Aeroquip blue hose with push-on fittings from Speedway Motors.
>Elmo Gillette told me about it and it works fine for me. Anybody else
>here use it? The barbed fittings are hard to push the hose onto, but
>they never leaked for me.
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