Actually, the 1/2" water hose on the Rotax is 'standard' car heater stuff!
The oil hose isn't; it's Kevlar reinforced with a high temperature rating,
but available through non-Rotax sources at about the same price as Rotax.
Duncan McF.
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> <peter.rees01@tiscali.co.uk>
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> You may think they're expensive but be warned.......
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> The Rotax 'official' oil and water hose are each about 17 per metre - I
> thought this was a ridiculous price when we changed all of the hoses on
> G-MFHI.
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> However....... I recently changed the water hoses on my Kit Car (can't get
> enough fibreglass!) using hose from the local motor factor. About 10 hours
> later, I arrived home and as I was putting the car into the garage, one of
> the new hoses split clean open for about 2 inches along its length dumping
> all of the coolant onto the floor!!! (imagine if this was your Rotax!!!!)
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> I guess the message here is - if you buy Rotax parts, you've a much better
> idea that the parts you're buying have come though a prescriptive
> inspection and test process - if you nip to the motor factors for your
> parts and there is problem, the insurance company may well ask a few
> awkward questions.
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> Peter
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>> <danny@mcwalterscafe.co.uk>
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>> us !!!!!
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>> BEBERRY@aol.com wrote:
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>>> I would think that, at a conservative estimate, the cost of production
>>> of the Rotax Bing Carburretor rubbers are about 80p each. Who is being
>>> ripped off?
>>> Patrick
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