Silicone coolant hoses

flippa · Post by **flippa** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:53 pm

big d got you down for a set in blue

.......and for fear of been called stupid i am sticking to my original approach regarding price(which was to beat the rubber) which i will do .....it was a generous offer big d but iam not greedy by nature ......i could within reason sell them above the rubber price afterall they are a superior product ....but like i said that would defeat the object of the excercise( i am still an enthusiastic bongo owner)....i also plan to offer at least the first 20 sets on a special offer memb ers only price(which i have to discuss with ian)......regards the testing smartmonkey

i know what your saying but i dont fancy having a few thousand afts chasing me

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:57 pm

flippa wrote: i know what your saying but i dont fancy having a few thousand afts chasing me

Not a problem - they'd all have stopped from coolant loss

flippa · Post by **flippa** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:27 pm

javascript:emoticon('8-[')
Anxious

boyfrombrasil · Post by **boyfrombrasil** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:19 pm

francophile1947 wrote:
flippa wrote: i know what your saying but i dont fancy having a few thousand afts chasing me
Not a problem - they'd all have stopped from coolant loss

Franco....

......

Please stop putting Flippa off of the idea

And Flippa, I'd be interested in a set at the Bigdaddy price in blue.

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:29 pm

smartmonkey wrote:A few points spring to my mind:

They need to be a good bit cheaper than Mazda to persuade me to get a full set rather than the odd Mazda one as required.

I'm quite suprised you stated the above SM

I'd have thought that you'd have known as well as any that if one hose has/is/going to let go, then the others can't be far behind...

Granted, different hoses have different stresses, but the pressure is uniform from one hose to the other is it not? (correct me if i'm wrong, i'm no mechanic)

Flippa? Does the kit include the bleed hose?

tonygadget · Post by **tonygadget** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:36 pm

Hi Flippa,
Put me down on the list for a set in Blue please. Again same ballpark price.

Having a Bongalow I'm up for some early adoptor testing
(At least it won't be only AFT's you'll be on the lookout for)

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:53 pm

flippa wrote:javascript:emoticon('8-[')
Anxious

Sorry flippa, what I meant was if the hoses hadn't been tested, and subsequently proved useless, all the coolant would come out - I was therefore agreeing with you for testing them. I didn't mean that I thought they were useless and, judging by other comments, may be interested in some myself.

haydn callow · Post by **haydn callow** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:23 pm

In my experience the hoses that are most likley to give way (apart from external damage...chaffing etc) are the ones that carry the hottest coolant.
i.e. the top hose will go long before the bottom hose and the tophose (cylinder head to metal pipe) before the top hose ( radiator to metal pipe ). Also hoses that tend to get covered in oily crud.
If a "full set of hoses" ( would that include headertank and heater pipes) is prohibativly expensive then perhaps the most common failed ones could be the way to go.
Has anyone had a bottom hose go ?
I am not trying to put anyone off this super project which I think will be of great benifit to us all. Just asking questions.
I would certainly be interested in some of the smaller diameter pipes as I replaced most of the larger ones (at great expense) whilst testing the coolant alarm. I wish this "full" kit had been available then.
Well done Flippa. Nice one.

flippa · Post by **flippa** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:25 pm

lol franco no probs

yes big d the kits contains the bleed hose ....up til now i have yet to find a bung supplier

so you will have to re-fit the old one

flippa · Post by **flippa** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:28 pm

boys from brasil and tonygadget.....request noted in blue

pleased because i ordered the bulk in blue

although plenty of red and black available

flippa · Post by **flippa** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:37 pm

cheers haydn

........the kit contains 9 hoses (rightly or wrongly)....for now anyway they will be sold this way ........but i had planned to re-order the main or most popular hoses and sell them as single units....at the time i had to make a decision and i decided to go with the kits and then the singles would follow or if there was need more kits ...it was always going to be a suck it and see

daveblueozzie · Post by **daveblueozzie** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:48 pm

HI FLIPPA daveblueozzie again ,, yes i think i woud like a set of blue hoses as well.

flippa · Post by **flippa** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:58 pm

noted dave ...nice one

helen&tony · Post by **helen&tony** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:00 pm

Hi
As I've said before....Blooooo...If it's a bargain count me in
Helen

flippa · Post by **flippa** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:03 pm

noted helen

....whats the postage like... costs to bulgaria

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