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Braided cloth coverd rad and heater hoses; Just for show?

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Braided cloth coverd rad and heater hoses; Just for show? #1
sdyck Steve Dyck Calgary, AB, Canada Sign in to contact 1970 MG MGB	Topic Creator (OP) Aug 20, 2014 03:27 PM Joined 22 years ago 1,230 Posts

This question relates to my other car, a 1972 240Z. (see attached pic spinning smiley sticking its tongue out

) I've asked on the Z forums, good guys but there not as active as this MGB site. Its more of a general classic car question as these cloth braided hoses are available for may classics.

My question is, does the braiding do anything or is just for looks? The orignal hoses on teh 240Z were braided, but NLA, there are after market braided hoses but they cost 4X as much as the straight moulded rubber versions.

Anyone have any exprience or expertise in this area.

Steve D

'70B - current

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Re: Braided cloth coverd rad and heater hoses; Just for show? #2
Dave W David Wilhelm Willits, CA, USA Sign in to contact 1963 MG MGB 1970 MG MGB GT "New Girl"	Aug 20, 2014 08:19 PM Joined 9 years ago 2,626 Posts

just bling. rubber rots inside them just like uncovered ones. i actually don't like them because they are more abrasive if they rub anything and they conduct electricity. i learned both of these things when my plug wires got too close to my braided oil cooler lines. if it was oe looking and not near anything i might consider it, but i replace mine when they look old. hard to tell when braided. i guess i just don't like them.

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Re: Braided cloth coverd rad and heater hoses; Just for show? #3
sdyck Steve Dyck Calgary, AB, Canada Sign in to contact 1970 MG MGB	Topic Creator (OP) Aug 20, 2014 08:53 PM Joined 22 years ago 1,230 Posts

Thanks!

Steve D

'70B - current

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Re: Braided cloth coverd rad and heater hoses; Just for show? #4
mac townsend Fairfield, CA, USA Sign in to contact 1973 MG MGB MkIII	Aug 20, 2014 11:02 PM Top Contributor Joined 18 years ago 24,294 Posts

IMHO it was reinforcing. The hose itself was deemed, I imagine, a little insufficient to handle the respected pressures. So they added more on the outside,

1973 Pale Primrose Roadster. A nice 10-footer!
SUs, Datsun 5-speed

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Re: Braided cloth coverd rad and heater hoses; Just for show? #5
CederholmC Carl E. Cederholm BROOKLYN, NY, USA Sign in to contact 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air "The Sled" 1969 MG MGB GT "Supercharged" 1972 MG MGB "Brooklyn B" 1981 Toyota Land Cruiser	Aug 21, 2014 08:56 AM Joined 19 years ago 3,473 Posts

Initially I would say that it's just for looks, but thats a 240Z - a game changing sports car of it's day and it makes me wonder. I had a Toyota pickup from the early 80's and the build quality under the hood was way beyond other cars of it's time when it came to small things like that. I remember being impressed with the water tight electrical connectors, complete with O ring seals. ...anyway, I'd find better Z people to ask.

~ Carl

PS - nice car too!!

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Re: Braided cloth coverd rad and heater hoses; Just for show? #6
BumbleB74 William Milholen Tidewater, Tidewater VA, USA Sign in to contact	Aug 21, 2014 08:59 AM Joined 18 years ago 8,982 Posts

The only place I have used braided fuel lines was under the car by the fuel pump, to protect from road debris. I had a small section left to add bling to the engine compartment, but only because it wouldn't get used otherwise!

1974-1/2 Roadster, "Bumble Bee", Corvette Yellow - in shambles, wire wheels
1976 Roadster, "Virus", Sandglow - "driver" condition (stock + 32/36 Weber DGEV, cast iron header, 25D distributor), bolt on wheels, ON the road!

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