X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-PolluStop-Diagnostic: \eX-PolluStop-Score: 0.04\eX-PolluStop: Scanned with Niversoft PolluStop 2.1 RC1, http://www.niversoft.com/pollustop Return-Path: Received: from imo-d04.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.36] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c4) with ESMTP id 870060 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 15 Apr 2005 00:10:43 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.36; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-d04.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38.7.) id q.bb.556b1795 (3657) for ; Fri, 15 Apr 2005 00:09:48 -0400 (EDT) From: WRJJRS@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 00:09:48 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Hoses: Firesleeve, stainless, bare? To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1113538188" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5012 -------------------------------1113538188 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 4/14/2005 8:22:08 PM Pacific Standard Time, Dastaten@earthlink.net writes: I guess the big question is.. why pay for the stainless weight and looks if you are gonna cover it with firesleeve. Obviously in your case it was an add-on.. but starting from the get-go, I am thinking I will dispense with the "pretty" and go with function. Dave I think you have a good point Dave. A lot of people don't realize that the standard rubber outside hose has braid in it, (at least Earl's and Aeroquip), until they try to cut it! You probably know Dave that one of the first uses of the stainless outer braid was used on the BRAKE lines on the Ford Lemans racers. The stainless was used over teflon brake lines to resist any line expansion thereby giving superb brake "feel". Don't remember if it was a Ford or Hollman & Moody idea. The braid doesn't offer much temperature protection beyond the base material. The use of Firesleeve is highly recomended. The most ironic thing about the stainless braided lines is that many of the Motorcycle racers and Auto Sports-Racing cars started to cover the stainless steel braid with heat shrink tubing to keep the braid from scraping up suspension parts! In the original use the fact that it looked cool was just a bonus. SS/teflon are still some of the best brake lines going. Bill Jepson (useless factoids akimbo) -------------------------------1113538188 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 4/14/2005 8:22:08 PM Pacific Standard Time,=20 Dastaten@earthlink.net writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>I guess=20 the big question is.. why pay for the stainless weight and looks
if yo= u=20 are gonna cover it with firesleeve. Obviously in your case it was
an=20 add-on.. but starting from the get-go, I am thinking I will dispense
w= ith=20 the "pretty" and go with function.

Dave
I think you have a good point Dave. A lot of people don't realize that=20= the=20 standard rubber outside hose has braid in it, (at least Earl's and Aeroquip)= ,=20 until they try to cut it! You probably know Dave that one of the first uses=20= of=20 the stainless outer braid was used on the BRAKE lines on the Ford Lemans rac= ers.=20 The stainless was used over teflon brake lines to resist any line expansion=20 thereby giving superb brake "feel". Don't remember if it was a Ford or Hollm= an=20 & Moody idea. The braid doesn't offer much temperature protection beyond= the=20 base material. The use of Firesleeve is highly recomended. The most ironic t= hing=20 about the stainless braided lines is that many of the Motorcycle racers and=20= Auto=20 Sports-Racing cars started to cover the stainless steel braid with heat shri= nk=20 tubing to keep the braid from scraping up suspension parts! In the original=20= use=20 the fact that it looked cool was just a bonus. SS/teflon are still some of t= he=20 best brake lines going.
 
Bill Jepson (useless factoids akimbo)
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