Radiator Hose

[TRO73]

I was thinking of going with clear radiator hose. It would look great with my Engine Ice flowing through it..but was wondering if the clear braided hose from Lowes would work? The psi rating is 150 and 80 degrees I think..we use it where I work and it is heavy duty but was not sure about the heat issue...JUST WONDERING.

[bansheesickness]

dont know about the hoses at lowes, but i do know the ones they make for quads suck. i had a set on my shee and a set on my wifes. by the second year running them on the dunes the hoses started to crack where it attaches to the motor, coolant spraying alll over. fourtanetly i cought it before it over heated. to at camp i had the stock ones and put them back on my bike and through the clear ones in the trash. they look cool but dont last a year or two

[J-Madd]

I had the same dillema, due to the 80 degree rating of the hose. I've been told that the rating is 80 degrees @ 150 psi; and you could actually invert that to 150 degrees @ 80 psi as the limit of the hose.

 

In other words, it can stand more heat at lower psi...NOT SURE IF ANY OF THIS IS TRUE; just what I was told. I never ran the clear hose, btw.

[TRO73]

Thanks Guys...I guess I will maybe buy the blue colored hoses then.