Fitting new cooling hoses

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#1 Fitting new cooling hoses

Post by Freddie116 » Sun Feb 24, 2019 3:24 pm

Hi

Just going about fitting a set of cooking and heater hoses. Anyone got any tips on how to get the new Ines on smoothly (or at all!)? I'm struggling with the bottom hose and heater return ones behind the carbs. Trying hot water and fairy liquid - anything better?

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#2 Re: Fitting new cooling hoses

Post by cactusman » Sun Feb 24, 2019 3:50 pm

Smear the inside of the house and the outside of the metal it is to fit over with red rubber grease. Don't use Vaseline or LM grease etc....Ideally soften the pipe in warm water first....scalping knuckles will happen!
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#3 Re: Fitting new cooling hoses

Post by BRM » Sun Feb 24, 2019 5:27 pm

A smear of Swarfega works well too !
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#4 Re: Fitting new cooling hoses

Post by Freddie116 » Thu Mar 07, 2019 9:56 pm

Thanks for the RRG recommendation. Never heard of it before but it is now my second favourite substance after gin...

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#5 Re: Fitting new cooling hoses

Post by abowie » Fri Mar 08, 2019 3:29 am

I once spent an hour putting the clamp on the radiator bottom hose.
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#6 Re: Fitting new cooling hoses

Post by cactusman » Fri Mar 08, 2019 7:29 am

You could put RRG in gin....it would go red :bigrin:
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