how worried should i be....

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Re: how worried should i be....

Post by bigdaddycain » Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:42 am

[quote="meek.tv"]http://www.operation-cobra.com/Cobra-En ... -Close.jpg do it!

Woah!...that's one nice block! Is that your car meek? An AC cobra? Looks like a small block ford v8....

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Re: how worried should i be....

Post by meek.tv » Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:25 pm

that aint my car, just a tinterweb pic i pinched.

flippa got in touch, no hose till mid may so im going standard for now.

can anyone tell me which hose i need and where from? i noticed mazdabongo.com has some but im not sure which :S

heres the pic again
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Re: how worried should i be....

Post by Simon Jones » Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:44 pm

I thinks its this one (from Bongobits): http://www.bongobits.com/Main.asp?PageN ... Product=74

or from AVA (AKA Mazdabongo.com): http://www.mazdabongo.com/display.produ ... 91#pId_427
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Re: how worried should i be....

Post by brorabongo » Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:47 pm

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looks good to me.
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Re: how worried should i be....

Post by dandywarhol » Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:49 pm

Ian might have one of THESE
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Re: how worried should i be....

Post by meek.tv » Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:49 am

thanks all

ian, do you sell em?
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Re: how worried should i be....

Post by oldgit » Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:49 am

Could some-one please tell me what's so special about Flippa's silicone hoses. Tom
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Re: how worried should i be....

Post by dandywarhol » Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:08 am

They might last longer than the average 10 years of the originals Tom.
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Re: how worried should i be....

Post by missfixit70 » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:01 pm

& they work out cheaper & look cooler if you get coloured ones 8)
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Re: how worried should i be....

Post by meek.tv » Sun May 04, 2008 12:40 am

ok new hose has arrived, any tips before i try to tackle it?

im hoping that i wont loose too much coolant as its the top hose or should i just expect to replace the whole lot?
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Re: how worried should i be....

Post by missfixit70 » Mon May 05, 2008 2:44 pm

Flush the whole lot, unless it's been done recently IMO.
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Re: how worried should i be....

Post by bigdaddycain » Tue May 06, 2008 1:51 am

missfixit70 wrote:Flush the whole lot, unless it's been done recently IMO.
Ditto..... :wink:
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