3CorsaMeal
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Had a leaky samco (pieces of shite tbh, going to look into buying a different set)
Leaky hose removed and Y piece i planned to fit
Marked my cuts with tape
I then cut the hose into 3 pieces
Then i used jubliee clips to join it all up
Close up of my new fast road hose.
Fitted back to car, no leaks now
Looks a bit messy with the jubliee clips but i think to some kid that doesn't know about engines, my engine now looks a bit more like a race car engine 
 +50 internet points right there 
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3CorsaMeal
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Oh and samco hoses seem crap, all the inside lining of pipe has weird splits on it, to me they look like a manufacturing error/problem
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sc0ott
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'Section of samco hose delete' sounds more scene.
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Archie
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Your posts crack me up 3CM, good work.
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Jambo
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Looks great Jim, much better!
Was debating some silicon stuff as some of mine is tired, but shall avoid these now!!
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taylorboosh
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100% cannot see how you think that looks any better jambo?
If a hose leaks on a car i buy a new hose, not chop it up and fit a t-piece which is what 3cm has done. If one section is worn enough to leak i bet the rest is on its way, although this probs leaked from the joint
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VrsTurbo
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i'd spin the clips 180 so you dont see it as much
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taylorboosh
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His t-piece is actually restricting flow
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John
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Hose looks cut into 4 pieces.
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sc0ott
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Id imagine this adds weight to the car as well. Do you feel the difference?
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taylorboosh
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Not really
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sc0ott
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You didnt just reply to my question did you
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Nath
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Wait, is taylorboosh 3CM AND john-d? 
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Hose looks cut into 4 pieces.
I chucked one piece in the bin to make it three.
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh
His t-piece is actually restricting flow
Not sure what the thin pipe does, just seems to be going to or from the header tank. Can't tell the engine temp as my gauge on dash has broken ages ago.
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VrsTurbo
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh
His t-piece is actually restricting flow
Not sure what the thin pipe does, just seems to be going to or from the header tank. Can't tell the engine temp as my gauge on dash has broken ages ago.
Its the overflow pipe
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taylorboosh
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quote:
Originally posted by sc0ott
You didnt just reply to my question did you
No x
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taylorboosh
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But john did outsmart me
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Looks great Jim, much better!
Was debating some silicon stuff as some of mine is tired, but shall avoid these now!!
I been thinking about mailing a letter to samco about it. Can see it in the bit I cut off. So might send that to them.
Have heard other people slagging off samcos over the years but thought mine were ok at the time.
Wouldn't like to use the pipe I just put in on some high pressure situation. Not sure what the grey layer does but its spilt all over the place on the one pipe I looked at.
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SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
Oh and samco hoses seem crap, all the inside lining of pipe has weird splits on it, to me they look like a manufacturing error/problem
Interesting. Maybe a bad batch, or perhaps a problem with the black ones.
I've got a mixture of Aeroquip and blue Samco on mine. They're all about fifteen years old and none have failed, aged or perished.
I'd be interested to hear if anybody else has had trouble with black Samco stuff.
Nice little repair btw 3CM Did you have the ally adaptor made or is it an off the shelf item?
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3CorsaMeal
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I bought it in error about 4yrs ago. Came from the US. So I bought several parts. Including the rad neck in the pic.
I've tried selling it about 4 times now but had no interest so slung it in a box. Quite impressed I remembered where it was. It's meant to go on a golf.
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Brett
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Looks like a good effort to me, however I'd agree about spinning the clips round a bit.
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