Lower Rad Hose

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With any luck I will be installing a set on the 2VP carrier at work in a couple weeks. As it is a bare hull right now, it will let me see the angles and the stresses.

I used a fairly heavy bulk hose on my carrier. I ended up sending my rad for cleaning and pressure testing due to overheating along with a slight leak. On re-installation, I noticed the slight leak around the inlet, and realized the lower hose was causing stress, especially on one side of the rad.

A year back I bought 3 hulls, and on one of them, it turned out there was a good engine. I bought the hulls expecting the one engine to be a boat anchor. On draining the antifreeze, I noticed the little correction bend in the lower hoses and realised that I had made an error on mine. As well, a look in FUC-3 shows the little wave in the lower hose. I always thought they were just bulk hose when in fact they are preformed.