thar she blows (water hose)

Post by **Dru** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:33 am

Blooming heck. That little hose that connects the water pump to the head blew yesterday, liberally steam blasting the engine bay. It was brand new last September.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/belvedere/3725265427/" title="fail by Dru Marland, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2615/372 ... a00c31.jpg" width="500" height="342" alt="fail" /></a>

Just wanted to share my sense of outrage

..replaced with clunkier piece of non-concertina hose. Meh.

Post by **8009STEVE** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:40 am

It is/was a flexible hose. These can be slipped on without removing the head.

Post by **alzax3** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:52 am

Bad news that they're not lasting even a year...... it seems it's not just the kevlar-reinforced hoses that aren't up to much!

Post by **Dru** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:00 am

I got the bog standard heater type replacement hose on without removing anything, Steve, though it was a bit of a faff. Using silicone grease helped

Post by **bmcecosse** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:28 pm

The warning about the concertina hose comes up regularly. Your picture should help to warn others! Well done getting a thickwall hose on without dropping the pump. Not easy!

Post by **Longdog** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:48 pm

Try a silicon alternative they last indefinately, although I was told not to offer them as superior.