High pressure hose problems?
Brett Dikeman
brett at cloud9.net
Tue Dec 21 22:56:43 EST 2004
At 6:15 PM -0500 12/21/04, Bob Rossato wrote:
>I don't think the end fittings will be that big of a deal. They'll just
>re-use the fittings you have and use new crimps. BTDT on a SS fuel line.
>
>The more important thing to keep in mind is that there is an orifice in the
>factory line which needs to be cut out and installed in the new line.
Depends- on the 200q20v for example, the pump->bomb hose is two-piece
and the orifice is actually what looks like a large-ish spray-lube
extension with a collar, and the collar is sandwiched between the two
pieces...so it is easily transferred.
Maybe folks in this case are talking about the steering hose- which
doesn't have an orifice (I don't think- wouldn't make any sense for a
steering line, does for the charge-the-bomb line) but is a
double-hose design which acts to dampen noise. If you go with a
single hose, it'll be noisy- a number of listers have experienced
this.
I had a shop in Worcester rebuild the lower half of the pump->bomb
hose in the interests of saving money. The repair lasted for about 3
hours of driving before it leaked like a sieve and I lost most of my
hydraulic fluid.
Brett
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