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02-12-2013, 08:35 PM | #41 |
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02-13-2013, 12:42 PM | #42 |
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I suppose the fact that an old stiff hose that has no flex in it and will transfer all the engine vibration and movement into the radiator outlets and cause the tanks to crack and leak has nothing to do with it. Why do you suppose they put a rubber hose there instead of a rigid connection
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You do realize the statement you just made is pretty funny. "As I stated, I put my hoses on in 1985 NOS, Hard as a Rock & are still on it & holding well" You admitted to installing a hose which no one in their right mind would use and there is no reason to. The reproduction hoses look the same and are actually still rubber. Are you using original oil as well? |
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Gates Rubber Co states on their website that the shelf life of radiator hoses is 3-5 years under proper conditions. After that the rubber begins to deteriorate. Bill |
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02-13-2013, 03:14 PM | #46 |
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02-13-2013, 03:21 PM | #47 |
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Try soaking a little piece of bad one in Evaporust. I had some pieces soaking with rubber on them and the rubber came out like new. Not sure of strength of rubber after soaking but worth a shot. Pete/Ct.
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02-13-2013, 03:27 PM | #48 |
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Na, that statement is to keep failures from happening. Yours is a ticking time bomb not to mention the extra vibration getting transfered to the frame as well as stressing the radiator and water pump neck. Would be really cool to see your hoses perform on a pressurized system at 15psi since you seem to feel they are made better than todays. |
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02-13-2013, 04:00 PM | #51 |
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LOL MR Tube, you may as well give up, in Freds world the earth is flat
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02-13-2013, 04:27 PM | #52 | |
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02-13-2013, 06:03 PM | #53 |
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[QUOTE=Mike V. Florida;591421]It has been posted that owners have used the hard hoses for years with no problem you say, If you think hot water softens a hose and its fine then i guess that's your opinion. It is not an opinion it is a fact! If you do not beleive them you are calling them liars.
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Children, I would think it is time to find something else to do besides post on this posting!
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02-13-2013, 07:08 PM | #56 |
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You might try a mixture of glycerin and green soap. You can get these from a drugstore (Walgreens). This works of weatherstripping.
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02-13-2013, 07:20 PM | #57 |
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Whoa guys!! All I wanted was some ideas on how to soften old NOS hoses on a show car. By definition, show cars aren't driven much. If it can handle the mandatory tour, then the game is won. I've been buying up NOS and original parts like 3X spark plugs, an original rebuilt Owen Dyneto C1B wirper unit, rebuilt correct shocks, etc., etc. since I bought the car last summer. I've got other Model A's to bang around the roads with for fun. What would be the point of installing expensive NOS hoses on a driver? Lighten up! It's just a hobby.
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Try a mixture of glycerin and gren soap. You can get this at a drugstore (Walgreens). This works well on weatherstripping also.
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02-13-2013, 08:35 PM | #59 |
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I'm sorry I got carried away. Maybe the sting of previous threads about how the original stuff is crap and only new stuff can make the Model A a good car to drive got to me.
Again I'm sorry it got away from me.
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hey Mike, no harm done, but it did make for a lively discussion, i blame some of that on boredom brought on by the long winter nights
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