[TR] TR6 Radiator Hose Choices

[Joe Burlein]

My last batch of TRF green hoses lasted ten years with no problems.  I 
just replaced them this year because a) it has  been ten years, and b) 
they were finally starting to swell.  Oh, and I replaced them with TRF 
green hoses.

Joe
72 TR6

Chip19474 at aol.com wrote:
> I just recently replaced my green hoses on the TR6.  They were put on  new 
> in 2002 as part of my restoration.  We used them because I thought it  would 
> be nice to try to keep some level of originality even though my engine is  
> modified and very obviously not stock!
>  
> I replaced the hoses with stock black hoses from Moss because the green  
> hoses cracked badly and swelled up like sausages.  When I worked at a  local 
> shop a few years back, we used many, many black hoses from Moss and never  
> had a customer complaint.  However, I have seen a few cars fitted with  green 
> hoses very recently and the texture and feel of these green hoses seems to  
> be more compliant.....it could be that today's new green hoses are produced  
> with different (and better??) materials....maybe other fokks can give their 
>  feedback on the newer green hoses.
>  
> To answer your question, the black Moss hoses work well, last well, and fit 
>  well.
>  
> Chip Krout
> Delaware Valley Triumphs, Ltd.
> Skippack, PA
> 1976 TR6  CF57822U 
>  
>  
> In a message dated 8/22/2009 3:31:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> pdqtr6 at suscom-maine.net writes:
>
> Has  anyone had actual on-car experience with the Moss hoses?  Is there a  
> down side to them or are they equivalent to the TRF green  hoses?
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