robertahegy said:
robertahegy said:This photo was taken during construction and the hose was just temporarily held in place that way.
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Roberta
You are right of course, but as you can see you can EAT off of her engine compartment. After a long long time you are right the powder coat will abrade and the hose mesh wear, but no time soon and from the looks its easy to inspect. With that said there are two easy ways to fix the wear issue you mention. The first is wrap the hose and engine mount each with silicon tape and than zip-tie together. The other way is using a zip and a short piece of hose:Opinions vary on this, so take it as you see fit... but using zip-ties directly on the engine mount tubing is a no-no IMO. Zip-ties have been known to collect dirt underneath and act like a saw, chafing the paint off the tube (sets you up for corrosion) and, if left unchecked, abrading the tubing enough to cause a failure.
Putting the zip-tie over a couple wraps of self-vulcanizing silicone tape would be better. An Adel clamp would be much better. An Adel clamp over a couple wraps of self-vulcanizing silicone tape would be best.