When I was doing an oil change a week or so ago, I discovered that my standard-issue breather hose elbow (from the crankcase fitting to the aluminum tube that runs down the firewall had finally swollen and gotten unacceptably gooey. I tried AE6000 hose (had some sitting here for the RV-3 inverted oil system), but it wouldn?t bend tight enough without kinking. Tom Swearengen from TSFlightlines.com dropped me a note that he might have a solution ? ?? steel-braided hose with a convoluted liner to prevent it from collapsing in a tight turn. I figured that it was that, or go back with another radiator hose that would get gooey again, so we gave it a try. It only took about 9 inches of hose, and I covered the ends with some giant, industrial-strength, adhesive-lined heatshrink, just to dress them a little (and prevent loose, raying stainless wires) ? and it worked great! I don?t know the hose part number, but it I?m pretty happy with it.
Paul
Paul