Need source for coolant hose elbows
Need source for coolant hose elbows
(OP)
I design various kinds of engine-powered machinery, and one component I've been searching for is coolant hose elbows. What I'd like to find is someplace that has a catalog of standard 90 degree and 45 degree formed rubber elbows. The sizes we usually deal with are 1.50 through 3".
What we usually wind up doing is wandering somewhat blindly through the Dayco or Gates radiator hose catalog, picking out 5 or 6 formed hoses that look close to what we need, ordering them, and picking the closest one that can be cut into what we need. Needless to say, this doesn't lend itself to production after we are finished with the prototypes, nor does it appear very professional to our clients. I didn't appreciate how simple life was when I was designing machinery that sold enough volume that we could just send a drawing to Gates and live with the tooling costs.
I've about Googled myself to death on this and gotten nowhere. Anybody got a good source?
Thanks,
Jess
What we usually wind up doing is wandering somewhat blindly through the Dayco or Gates radiator hose catalog, picking out 5 or 6 formed hoses that look close to what we need, ordering them, and picking the closest one that can be cut into what we need. Needless to say, this doesn't lend itself to production after we are finished with the prototypes, nor does it appear very professional to our clients. I didn't appreciate how simple life was when I was designing machinery that sold enough volume that we could just send a drawing to Gates and live with the tooling costs.
I've about Googled myself to death on this and gotten nowhere. Anybody got a good source?
Thanks,
Jess





RE: Need source for coolant hose elbows
Thomas J. Walz
Carbide Processors, Inc.
www.carbideprocessors.com
RE: Need source for coolant hose elbows
Russell Giuliano
RE: Need source for coolant hose elbows
Diskullman, I've seen those at my local parts store, but they only make them for pretty small hose, like heater hoses. They are really slick, and I'm hoping to find a place to use them soon.
Thanks,
Jess
RE: Need source for coolant hose elbows
O'Reilly Auto Parts
Web: www.OreillyAuto.com
Phone: 800-500-7210
-Coil and bendable spine used for molding rubber hoses.
Russell Giuliano