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Re: Heater hoses no longer LBC content

To: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Subject: Re: Heater hoses no longer LBC content
From: Steven Fooshee <fooshst@stumail.gc.cc.fl.us>
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 20:11:12 -0500
Cc: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>, spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <37A7B9F5.A87CF1DB@lucent.com> <37A92780.E46C6F2A@brit.ca>
Reply-to: Steven Fooshee <fooshst@stumail.gc.cc.fl.us>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
        My excupholder's Sunbird blew a hose that required removing the timing
belt to replace. I love GM. At least Triumphs have character!

Trevor Boicey wrote:
> 
> "William M. Gilroy" wrote:
> >
> > Is there a difference between the red and black heater
> > hoses I see for sale in the auto parts store?  I mean
> > besides the color.  I need to replace mine (just old)
> > and I was wondering if it matters.
> 
>   One word. Kevlar.
> 
>   I just bought a new hose kit for my feline LBC. A full
> kit for the XK engine was 14 hoses, all molded, and they
> were $95US.
> 
>   They should last for lifetimes. Which is nice, because
> some are hard to get at.
> 
>   (could be worse, some TRs have one hose that can
> only be changed by removing the head. Try patching
> that roadside!)
> 
> --
> Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
> Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
> ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
> "Can we go to Portland?" - Ajax

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1987 RX-7 TII: 1/4 mile and mpg numbers about the same.
MCMLXIX Sprite: "Motor Toad" Regressive Racing Team.
1990 GS 500-E: Will trade for TL1000-S.

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