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Re: coolant hose chaffing



At 04:55 PM 07/21/1999 -0500, David Arnett wrote:
 >On the left hand side of the bike, look through the cooling air outlet of
 >the fairing and you will find a cooling water hose that runs near the
 >engine.  On mine I noticed that the hose has been chaffing (from expansion
 >and contraction) on one of the engine mounting fasteners.  I inspected the
 >hose and found a small amount wear on it at that point.  BAD!! Potential
 >Failure Point!!!  To remediate the problem before it occured, I cut a piece

David,

I just checked mine and while it sits on a bolt, I could find no wear on 
the hose where it makes contact (although the hose has a depression around 
the bolt). I would be interested to see how many others find wear at that 
point. But as you suggested, I added a thin piece of rubber there for a 
little added protection. Couldn't hurt ..... thanks for the tip

- - Eric


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