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SAMCO SPORT SILICONE HOSE KITS FOR SEVENS
Ben Corley | May 23, 2007
Radiators carry critically needed coolant from engine to radiator and back. Sporty silicone hoses are available in a variety of colours. One of the biggest brands is Samco®Sport, and guess what? They have hose kits for Caterhams!
Here are some coolant hose sets for Caterhams, with part numbers of the hoses on the left, and number of hoses provided in brackets:
TCS26/G Ford BDR (3)
TCS26/E Ford Crossflow 1600 (3)
TCS26/F Ford Crossflow 1700 (3)
TCS26/H Rover 1600/1800 Dry sump (7)
TCS26/A Rover K Series 1400 (4)
TCS26/B Rover K Series 1600 (4)
TCS26/D Vauxhall 2000 HPC Carburettor (4)
TCS26/C Vauxhall 2000 HPC Injection (4)
NOTE: The number in brackets is the quantity of hoses supplied
HOSE SPEC
Standard Colour: Blue
Colour Options: Black/Red/Green/Purple/Yellow/Orange
Standard Hose Max Temperature: ~ 170ºC (338ºF)
Size Tolerance: ± 0.5mm
COLOURS
All Samco®Sport hoses are produced in a high gloss finish and are available in the standard Samco®Sport blue or optional black, red, green, purple, bright yellow and orange.
ABOUT SAMCO®SPORT
Samco®Sport is situated in the United Kingdom, and among others, supply McLaren, Prodrive, Williams, Ferrari & Skoda.
MANUFACTURING PROCESS
1) All Samco®Sport hoses are manufactured by hand, wrapped on steel or aluminium mandrels. The mandrels conform to the desired inside shape of the hose. Mandrels are expensive, therefore Samco®Sport cannot make one-off hoses economically.
2) Composite rubber/fabric material is wrapped around the mandrel. The pre-determined number of layers (plies) and thickness are dependent upon the hoses design criteria.
3) Samco®Sport hoses are finished in an attractive ’shiny look’ using a specially formulated wrapping tape.
4) After being fully wrapped the hoses are then treated to a high temperature vulcanising process. This results in a fully composite structure with all the separate plies melding together.
5) The vulcanised hoses are then removed from the mandrels and treated to a final curing process.
6) Finally the hoses are sent to the QC department for final finishing quality control.
TECHNICAL TIPS
CUTTING
A new snap-off blade must be used when cutting silicone hose. A jubilee clip should be tightened around the hose, and the edge of the clip used as a guide for the knife blade. The blade should be used to slice through with the hose resting firmly on a flat surface.
FITTING
Good quality hose clamps must be used with silicone hoses, particularly clamps with rolled or bevelled edges and a smooth liner. Clamps which have a drive mechanism perforating the inside of the clip must never be used.
CLEANING
Silicone hoses are best cleaned with hot soapy water.
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