David Carter wrote:

About water/coolant hose diameter:  I've thought a lot about the cooling
problems various "pioneers" have had.  They've always solved their
overheating problems by one means or another, by optimizing a detail or two
of installation.  On the other hand, I've wondered if some of the "heating
problems" couldn't have been solved equally well by "increasing the flow of
coolant" by using hoses that were as big as they are on the car, i.e., 1 1/4
to 1 1/2 inches, instead of the little 5/8 or 7/8 or 1" steel braided hoses
that you hear were and are being used.  If I was going to use anything as
small as 1" (or smaller), I'd want to run two of them in parallel (don't
know how you'd do that without a unique mod to the water pump outlet).

I believe stainless braided hose is available in a size near "stock" -
that's what I'm going to use.

David Carter

 
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