hmmm ... i am surprised that nobody seems surprised by this, because rubber itself expands while metals contract as temperature is reduced, thus suggesting a tighter clamp! dan On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:22:20 -0600, jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO> wrote: >The hose actually will shrink very little, but that very small amount and a >clamp that may have been just under pressure will leak when the temps drop >far enough compared to the temps that they were installed at. Seen it often >over the years. Minnesota when growing up (physically anyway) then Korea >(hoses fastened and refitted in Okinawa in January and then moved to Korean >mountain tops in January) and now in Colorado. The Korean trips were always >very invigorating. Laying on a sunny breezy beach one day and the next day >laying in a snow drift on a windy mountain top and tightening leaking >clamps. That warm 40 degree tent sure felt good after that job. >jimt > >On 10/28/05 6:30 PM, "Andrew Grebneff" ><andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> wrote: > >>>> anyway, my point is, those of you who have installed a fuel line >>>> replacement >>>> kits such as those that listvendors sell, you should go BACK and check >>>> your >>>> fuel line clamps...make sure they are tight.. i think it was the >>>> combination >>>> of the temp drop, and rubber shrinkage that made them come loose... >> >> That doesn't speak well for the quality of the hoses. They should not shrink! >> -- >> Andrew Grebneff >> Dunedin >> New Zealand >> Fossil preparator >> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> >> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut >> >> HUMANITY: THE ULTIMATE VON NEUMANN MACHINE >> >> DEMOCRACY: RULE BY THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR >> >> |
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