Hi,
just wondering if anyone has experience upgrading (or downgrading) a vehicle to flexible radiator hoses such as Gates Vulco-Flex.
It has been suggested to me that they will transmit less engine vibration to the radiator. I find this hard to believe because of the steel spring inside and because they are said to vulcanize into shape once taken in service.
It's for a Case IH 5120 farm tractor, so the engine is sort of part of the chassis while the rad. sits in rubber mounts.
Thinking of how much engines are rocking back and forth in most cars equipped with regular hoses, it looks like I would be downgrading with Vulco-Flex.
Just FYI, the upper hose is a 440 mm long 2x45deg. elbow, the lower one is a 270 mm long offset 22.5(?)degree elbow. What to choose now?
just wondering if anyone has experience upgrading (or downgrading) a vehicle to flexible radiator hoses such as Gates Vulco-Flex.
It has been suggested to me that they will transmit less engine vibration to the radiator. I find this hard to believe because of the steel spring inside and because they are said to vulcanize into shape once taken in service.
It's for a Case IH 5120 farm tractor, so the engine is sort of part of the chassis while the rad. sits in rubber mounts.
Thinking of how much engines are rocking back and forth in most cars equipped with regular hoses, it looks like I would be downgrading with Vulco-Flex.
Just FYI, the upper hose is a 440 mm long 2x45deg. elbow, the lower one is a 270 mm long offset 22.5(?)degree elbow. What to choose now?