I have to say, mesh reinforced or not, I'm not surprised it failed
considering it needs to take at least 80psi. My 73 roadster all-rubber
hose, which is quite possibly original as it is identical in appearance to
my 75 V8 hose, is just over 1/2" OD and just over 1/8" ID i.e. a wall
thickness of about 3/8" i.e. six times yours! As a pal recently had a gauge
hose failure, although in his case it was a pin-hole in the body, I've been
looking at alternatives given the age of mine. Steveson
http://www.stevsonmotors.co.uk/oilpressurepipes&hoses.html do both rubber
based and Teflon for competition, but with the Teflon only being #12 to the
#7 for rubber it would seem foolish not to pay the extra fiver, even though
their rubber-based come from Cohline of Germany who are OE suppliers to
Mercedes, BMW, Porsche etc.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
> The hose that failed on my car is a single-walled unreinforced rubber tube
> that was then covered in braided steel. The outside diameter is 5/16",
> with a
> 1/16" thick wall (3/16" inner diameter).
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