Pete Lewis Posted March 13, 2019 Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 just browsing the engine bay ready for the seasons runs ...and other days out and a quick feel of the hoses showed some very weak structure in the short angled hose pump to manifold , all others where normal on removal the hose has 3 full length linear splits in the inner hose , though to the canvass , this is only 2 years old. why its failed so spectacularly is odd , but this would not have lasted long under pressure . so after you mow the lawn and done the washing up.................... give your hose a good feel !!! ( should i have said that ) Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave.vitesse Posted March 13, 2019 Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 I fitted the club silicons hoses to the Vitesse 10 years ago and there as still in good condition. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted March 13, 2019 Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: so after you mow the lawn and done the washing up.................... give your hose a good feel !!! ( should i have said that ) Pete Hands that do dishes can feel soft as your hose, eh? If I leave it until after I mow the lawn, it'll be a few months given this lousy weather. Definitely worth a check, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted April 7, 2019 Report Share Posted April 7, 2019 Hi Just had a look at the latest "Club" book. Silicone Hose kit (13/60) £100-00. (Sharp intake of breath!!). As opposed to £25-00 for the "other" offerings. Will they last 4 times as long?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted April 7, 2019 Report Share Posted April 7, 2019 If some of the new hoses I have seen are anything to go by I would expect them to last 10 times as long. I have had a few hoses not last a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerguzzi Posted April 7, 2019 Report Share Posted April 7, 2019 Hello All I fitted silicon hose to Spitty 6+ years ago and still feel fine(not club) It seems expensive but better than the brake down truck or B****erd engine ? (we are off the Spain again this year do not suppose I could get hoses there?) Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 Hi Would seem the general conscientious would be to "bite the bullet"?. But does seem to come within the remit of the Yorkshire War Cry------- "How MUCH!!!".😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 As Colin has pointed out, the moulded new rubber hoses are not very good (in terms of longevity). However, OEM hoses fitted to modern cars are excellent, so it is just the cheapskates who make the stuff for "classics". You could use off the roll 1/2 heater hose for much of it, and I think you can buy a single-hump silicon hose that would do the top rad. The bottom could be made out of 2 silicon bends and a joiner. That would get cost down to about £35, but not as pretty. Would last well though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 Hi Thanks Clive. I will look into that, the bottom hose is virtually unseen anyway once the side panels are in!. You can tell it`s a Yorkshireman typing this!!😀, even my Scots relatives think I am tight!😀, and I do have the (OE?) hoses for patterns. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 47 minutes ago, PeteH said: Hi Thanks Clive. I will look into that, the bottom hose is virtually unseen anyway once the side panels are in!. You can tell it`s a Yorkshireman typing this!!😀, even my Scots relatives think I am tight!😀, and I do have the (OE?) hoses for patterns. Pete. I was born and brought up in north Derbyshire so I am familiar with the Yorkshire "ethics" on spending money. We used to say that a Yorkshireman was just a Scot with all the generosity knocked out of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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