Thanks Steve. Actually, ALL the hoses are rubber!! Yes, thanks to "space
aged" research, the new Airquip lines are actually made out of rubber or a
nylon/rubber/Teflon hybrid. And they are rated at 450+ degrees.
Personally, I don't like the idea of SS braided lines when it comes to the
remote oil filter. My gut feeling is that they retain too much
heat......and more importantly, like you observed, they may indeed mask an
oil leak....heaven forbid!
Regards,
Allan
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Laifman [mailto:laifman@flash.net]
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 1999 10:14 AM
To: Allan Connell
Cc: Tiger's Den
Subject: Re: Oil line routing
Allan Connell wrote:
>
> Also, as the lines transition through the headers, I added some additional
> insulating tubing to the actual oil lines from Airquip. Although the
lines
> (blue in color,) are rated at 600 degrees, I felt a bit more comfortable
> adding the additional bit of highly insulated tubing near the headers just
> to be on the safe side.
> Allan
Allan,
Brilliant idea, but for another reason. If there is excess heat affecting
the
rubber inside that pretty stainless braid (which can't carry a liquid
without
leaking) you would not know it until it leaked. Too late.
With your external "insulator" you have also added a thermal damage
indicator.
If it starts changing color, it's getting hot. Stainless will conduct heat
to
the inner hose nicely.
Good advice.
Steve
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