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Originally Posted by 300SDog
Was that hose in contact with anything where it wore out?
If so then what ye need in nautical term is "chafing gear" - wraps over lines to prevent em from wearing out:
In similar fashion if yer hoses rub against *anything* including another hose then they'll wear and eventually spring leaks. Even plastic vacuum line can eat fuel or oil hoses if it comes in contact.
Visual inspection aint enough, gotta reach into engine bay to find suspicious lookin vibration spots. Betcha find a few points where hoses wearin thin from loose contact with something else. My personal fave material for wrapping chafing gear is an old bicycle tube secured with fine wire or string. Though even torn strip of towel rag will help.
Probly one mfgr of oil hose is good as another says me. Question is what do hoses rest against. |
These hoses didn't rub anything! Once I got it out and looked at it, it lokked brittle, so I cut it open and it literally disintegrated right in my hands!
It was right at the lower part where the hose goes into the lower part of the cooler too. Nothing to rub up against. Looks like it just wore out!
