Re: Coolant hose replacement

["Toby Peterson <tobyp@xxxx>" <tobyp@xxxx>]

I second Greg's experience with the Gates Green Stripe. He 
convinced me to do the very same thing with Winged1 circa 1990 ... I 
have had no problems of any kind with the installation. I did 
change out the radiator to an all metal one, and change the bottle 
to the stainless steel type, but these were done some time after the 
hose change. I reused the clamps with no challenges. The cost is 
high, but the results are worth it. As we approach another summer 
of cruising, it might be worth considering.

Toby Peterson VIN 2248
Winged1 

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Greg Linstad <greglinstad@xxxx> 
wrote:

> Many years ago I replaced all my cooling hoses and hose clamps on 
>VIN# 3507 (now at 121,000+ miles). To this day each hose shows no 
>sign of any swelling or leaking, and in fact still looks new. I 
>used Gates 'Green Stripe' #24220, 1-1/4 inch, 31.8mm hose that I 
>got through an industrial hose supplier that I found in the phone 
>book.