Atwell (Buff) Haines wrote:
>
> At 10:49 AM 11/15/97 -0800, Joe Curry wrote:
>
> >> Brian,
> >>
> >> When I replaced my hoses (obtained from Moss), the hose you
> mentioned DID
> >> contact the motor mount. No amount of finagling or repositioning
> could
> >> eliminate that contact.
> >>
> >> I installed a large cable tie (about 3/4'' wide) on the hose. Now
> the
> >> cable tie will chafe, not the hose.
> >>
> >I waited out of curiosity before throwing my 2 cents into this issue.
> >Mainly because my 63 Spit sports a 1500 engine but retains the
> original
> >radiator. I figured that was the reason my own lower hose tries to
> >touch the right front engine mount. "Better to be thought a fool than
> to
> >open your mouth and remove all doubt" But maybe it is not that
> >uncommon!..
> >
> >At any rate, I resolved the problem by cutting off a piece of hard
> but
> >pliable rubber about 1/8" thick and attached it to the contact point
> >using the old reliable nylon cable ties. It keeps the rubber in
> place
> >and puts the wear on the rubber not the hose.
>
> Here's some more insight: the hose contacts the engine's motor mount
> bracket. No way could a sagging motor mount cause this interference.
> The
> aftermarket hoses must not be exactly right. (The original Triumph
> hose
> that I removed did not rub)
>
> I looked at that hose for several hours while replacing my right front
> suspension today. (Sure beats contemplating your navel.)
>
> Atwell Haines
>
> 79 Spitfire
Maybe I am just one of the few people who are lucky enough not to have
this problem. But wouldn't the hose have to be awfully long to contact
the motor mount?
Larry Zink
1964 Spitfire4
Houston
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