Jim - I use the bellows type hose, they're like that so they can be
compressed to make fitting easier and they can be replaced without removing
anything. They aren't as durable as straight heater hose but I get a
couple of years out of them and have not had one fail.
Peter
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> From: Jim Algar <JamesA@hi-torque.com>
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Sprite bypass hose
> Date: Friday, 1 October 1999 4:03
>
> Can the bypass hose between the water pump and underside of the
> thermostat housing
> (1275cc engine, Sprite Mk.IV) be changed with those components in place,
> or does the
> water pump have to be removed (lowered) to get enough distance between
> the two pipe ends?
> The new version of this hose comes in an "accordion" or "bellows"
> configuration, but I'm
> guessing this is to allow for expansion/contraction between the pump and
> housing as the engine
> heats up and cools down. I'm also guessing that this "bellows"
> configuration would *not*
> provide enough "squeeze" to allow the hose to be installed without
> moving the
> pump as noted above.
>
> Anyone been there?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim Algar
>
>
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