Not a pleasant afternoon with a bypass hose.

Post by **leafie** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 5:22 pm

Just fitted a new ribbed silicone bypass hose as I have read that the new rubber ones are junk, what a pain that was, quite a lot of blood on the job and I will only be counting up to nine for a day or two. Next time I think the water pump may be coming off.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 5:35 pm

Ribbed hose is a mistake - silicone or not....... Be sure to carry a spare.......

Post by **leafie** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 6:05 pm

bmcecosse wrote:Ribbed hose is a mistake - silicone or not....... Be sure to carry a spare.......

That's interesting I went for the ribbed silicone on the recommendation of others who have used them and had no problems.

Post by **Budgie** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 6:35 pm

I know the feeling I changed mine only two years ago and it was a bugger to fit .I had to remove it two weeks ago to repair my radiator after a lorry threw up a stone and punctured it , the hose was a bitch to get off and the same to refit and it's showing signs of cracking / perishing on the ends already !

Post by **leafie** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 6:42 pm

Budgie wrote:I know the feeling I changed mine only two years ago and it was a bugger to fit .I had to remove it two weeks ago to repair my radiator after a lorry threw up a stone and punctured it , the hose was a bitch to get off and the same to refit and it's showing signs of cracking / perishing on the ends already !

Bugger covers it

, I presume the rubber ones must be a bit easier to fit than the silicone ones.

Post by **Biggles1957** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:36 pm

I think the best thing is a bit of good quality heater hose. Much better than the corrugated type but it does mean taking the water pump off to fit of course...

Post by **JOWETTJAVELIN** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 10:18 pm

It is a terrible job...

+1 for the heater hose cut to suit, for one it's much cheaper and usually lasts longer.

I do have a concertina hose but this is carried in the car for emergencies only.

Post by **drivewasher** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 10:52 pm

Budgie wrote:I know the feeling I changed mine only two years ago and it was a bugger to fit .I had to remove it two weeks ago to repair my radiator after a lorry threw up a stone and punctured it , the hose was a bitch to get off and the same to refit and it's showing signs of cracking / perishing on the ends already !

Why do you need to take the bypas hose off to remove the radiator?

Post by **Budgie** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 5:34 pm

Whoops I meant the top hose !

Post by **MarkyB** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:25 pm

If you thought that was hard the bypass hose is going to be a real challenge!

Post by **leafie** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:26 pm

Off to Chatsworth tomorrow for the East Midlands Regional Rally so that should be a good test.

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