On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, jumpin'jan wrote:
> Dave, I acquired a NOS upper rad hose for my S1 from Doug Jennings
> yesterday. However, I just realized that my old hose (a very flexable,
> universal hose) may have worked better from the standpoint of vibration
> isolation of engine induced roll movement (torque) pulling on the brass,
> radiator inlet pipe. The NOS hose seems stiffer than the older one and
> it might fatigue the thin brass radiator body that is soldered to the
> water inlet pipe over a short time of use. Any comments?
I used what I believe was an original upper rad hose for my
old SI, and it DID cause problems with the rad inlet pipe -
I had to solder it back once, then the second time it cracked
at the rad itself and I had to fix it with brass shim stock.
So if you're not too stubborn (or stupid) like me, I'd go for
the more flexible hose and save yourself a lot of grief!
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Kevin Meek (kevnmeek(at)netcom.com) Sunbeam Tiger Mk 1A
Santa Cruz, California Sunbeam Alpine S3 GT
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