frankyknuckles Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 What are the benefits of a Silicone Hose kit? Can I get them in Orange and can I get a complete set for the R300? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 The silicon hoses can be removed and reused easier than rubber ones , they are lighter , and look fancy . I dont think caterham do a complete set of hoses , just the 3 hoses for radiator > water rail , thermostat > T pipe and T pipe > radiator . You can however get a 7 piece kit from demon tweeks ( samco I recall) . Dunno about orange , but they do a red set at caterham . Lotus 7 Club Speed Champion 2003 South Wales Area Organiser C7 TOP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 they don't perish, they stay flexible, so they don't leak and you can remove / refit them more easily. HOOPY R706KGU Hoopylight R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puremalt Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 Burtons do them any colour, but the blue is cheapest. They look dead cool. I can almost hear it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowSeven Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 Check out the Samco Web site (Can rember the WWW - Sorry) they do loads of colours including orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Reaper Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 Be aware that with the kit from SAMCO (I ordered the 7 hose kit in black) the top radiator hose that they supplied to me originally was a different diameter at either end (the radiator end was too big to fit the ally radiator as supplied with the Superlight kit) Also the thermostat hose was a bu@@er to get on the housing.Ensure that you give the measurements for the top hose when ordering to make sure you get the right one since it could take another 6 weeks for them to make the right size up in your colour if it's wrong in the first instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 to fit the thermostat hose I'd recommend soaking the hose in boiling water and then press it onto the thermostat on the bench. but it is a tricky one - I got Miraz to sit on it and it went on OK though 😬 HOOPY R706KGU Hoopylight R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prs Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 The K series thermostat housing is the original one as used in Rover installations etc so it still has the double lip for the O ring at the end where it would normally sleeve into a steel water pipe. However, in the caterham setup this lip is not required as the hose is made of rubber or silicone. The problem occurs when trying to push the hose on over this lip as it will distort the shape of the hose which in turn will eventually lead to splitting and failure. I noticed this early this year when changing the coolant so modified my housing by filing the double ring section down to the same level as the rest of the housing. The hose now slides over like any other fitment but without any distortion. Phil S7 SVN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 prs - sounds an interesting thing to try. is there room for a jubilee clip like on the other coolant hose connections 🤔 HOOPY R706KGU Hoopylight R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prs Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 Certainly is, in fact by filing off the lip it creates a larger area to tighten up on. Phil S7 SVN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted December 3, 2003 Leadership Team Share Posted December 3, 2003 hhmmm, weight reduced thermostat housing, now there's a thought 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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