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The vacuum is the tricky part. Im looking into getting them reproduced with fabric reinforcement similar to the original hoses.
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A lot of people in Smog-States are in the same situation: My hoses are OK, but very hard from age and heat. Every time I have to remove them, something else tears. And with very little chance these trucks becoming smog-exempt anytime soon, these unobtanium pieces would be great to have.
I may be interested in a set. I already replaced some of the smaller hoses with cloth reinforced silicone hose from McMaster a few years ago, and had to add a 90° elbow for one of them.
Not off the top of my head--it's been at least 4 years since I did it. I'll dig some of the extra out of the garage and measure it once I get off work.I was just looking at the McMaster site for the smaller, less curved hoses.
You don’t remember what you used do you?
Just for perspective one company guesstimated the tooling fee to be around a few thousand doll hairs per hose
The quest continues...
Yesterday I watched some videos and went to the website for viper performance (Silicone Hose Manufacturer | Radiator Hose | Coolant Hose). "a few thousand per hose" for tooling seems a bit high compared to what these guys say. While some of the hoses have a fair amount of bends, there are no branches and each hose is all the same diameter. But it's easy for me to sit back and say it should be cheaper and easier...Thanks for looking into this!
I used black 3/4" ID silicone hose, but I can't find the same stuff on McMaster's site any more. I'll try to find the invoice--it may have a part number.If not that’s fine, when I get to a real computer I’ll do some more searchin.
Any idea what's the temp range on that hose ?