[Mgs] Oil bummer

PaulHunt73 paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com
Fri May 10 02:04:23 MDT 2013


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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