EFA Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 Anyone know if there is a silicone hose available which is the "heater bypass hose" in Red?? This is the hose which runs from the small outlet on the water pump, to the back end of the water rail. Fat Arn Visit the K2 RUM website See the Lotus Seven Club 4 Counties Area Website here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted February 23, 2003 Leadership Team Share Posted February 23, 2003 Arnie - Caterham do a hose with a 90 deg elbow specifically to mate to the water pump, then you need approx 500mm of 16mm hose and a joining sleeve to finish the job. Dont think Caterham do the extra bits, but the likes of Tweeks do. Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buda Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 demon tweaks sell samco hoses, can get virtually anything you want AFAIK samcosports.com or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenEvans Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 A minor hijack but could somebody describe the benefits of silicone hoses apart from their looking attractive !? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Benifits : Durability , weight , looks &another excuse to blow £150 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V7 SLR Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Arnie, I don't think there is a single hose "solution" to your request. You'd have to build it up using a variety of angles and straights. On the other hand, Rally Design do a 7 hose kit for the K series Caterham (and a different 7 hose kit for the dry sumped variant). I am not clear exactly which 7 hoses these are, but theirs is the largest kit (most hoses) I've seen. Worcs L7 club joint AO.//Membership No. 4379//Azure Blue SLR No. 0077//Se7ens List Tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Benefits of silicone are mostly to do with maintainability. They do not take a set where they are clamped by fittings, so they are much easier to dismantle. They never seize onto the pipes they are attached to. This is worth money, in my book, as it means that aftre dismantling you know they are going to go back together gain and seal as perfectly as before. Standard hose bits get unreliable after a few usages and I have never been able to dismantle a standard bypass coolant hose without cutting off the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenEvans Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Thanks Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buda Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 Peter, I'm disappointed, I actually understood what you wrote, can we have some chemical formula's next time please? 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted February 24, 2003 Leadership Team Share Posted February 24, 2003 Arnie, go back to the first point - the minimum for what you want is 2 hoses and a 16mm connector. Caterham do one, Samco the other. However the Caterham hoses are not as far as I can tell made by Samco, and differ slightly in colour. Check with Samco because they may do the 90 deg hose specifically for the water pump if you're fussy that the colours match exactly. The connector is positioned approx level with the rear of the block. Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 The 90 degree bend changes profile from (IIRC 20mm down to 16mm). I have a spare Samco part kicking around somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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