heater hose , need wrap,
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ok, so today i beat on my car a bit
upon bringing it back to my house, i noticed i had a light puff of smoke coming from the motor bay. one of the heater core hoses was leaking coolant, very very gently though. after taking off my heat shield, and heat wrap, i found out the downpipe had made a hole in the wrap and the heater core hose,(one closest to driver side) had begun to bubble this had caused a small pin sized hole to form causing my light smoking now i ask all of you, where can i get a new hose, should i fab up my own? i have tons of spare hose from my old civic which happens to have similar bends also, i read the sticky, one big faq posted by braineak it advises to go here http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...rdSearch#rstop but i could not find the heat wrap he was talking about what should i use to wrap my stuff, Attachment 214622 Attachment 214623 Attachment 214624 |
You can buy self adhesive aluminum sided heat tape at lowes or any hardware store like that. It's usually used for insulating stove pipes and things like that. I put it on the hose lengthwise and wire tied it so it can't move. You should also wire the hoses out of the way to keep them off the downpipe so you don't have that problem.
You can make your own lines, long as they're the right size hose. It's just nice to have the preshaped hoses. |
I couldnt make generic hoses bend and not crimp. I went and got the Mazda ones. A little pricey but its a job I dont expect to do again
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I used this heat-sleeve material extensively, and so far no problems: http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
It's available in several different diameters, and I can't remember which one I used on the heater hoses. It was necessary to use one somewhat larger than the true diameter of the hose to allow for the tight bends. As for the hoses themselves: your local dealer, Rosenthal Mazda, FM, Moss, pretty much anybody who is close to you and has 'em in stock. But defiantly get the factory hoses (or equivalent). You cannot bend generic straight hose to fit in that tight spot. |
Here is some more awesome stuff for protecting hoses and wiring.
https://www.wirecare.com/land_hitemp.asp |
just got out of work, and just as expected, i get wonderful results from this forum, thanx guys
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real quick, whats the diameter of the stock hose? in inches please
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Almost exactly 1 inch.
But you'll want a larger sleeve to allow for the bends. Figure 1.25" or 1.5", depending on how stiff it is. |
Originally Posted by cjernigan
(Post 208431)
Here is some more awesome stuff for protecting hoses and wiring.
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Originally Posted by gman3
(Post 208365)
I couldnt make generic hoses bend and not crimp. I went and got the Mazda ones. A little pricey but its a job I dont expect to do again
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I used asbestos spark plug boots worked just fine. With them i could use a blowtorch on one side and have my hand on the other with no harm or heat comming through.
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I'm using a cut up starter blanket from the domestic ricer section of the local auto parts store. Seems to be working fine.
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magnamx-5/Arkmage - i just got a new hose, wrapped it in the asbestos spark plug boots, then put a kinda of shield made from spare aluminum i had, then my ricer starter wrap like arkmage said, then my greddy shield, just took it for a good long drive, everything looks good,
ill post up some pics tomorrow, ps, the hose wrapped looks like a caterpillar lol |
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