Radiator Hoses

[IBob]

BTW, the hoses at the radiator ran quite close to my front exhaust pipes, so I inserted little aluminium shields. You can't see clearly here, but they are stepped out so that the shield stands away from the hose, with air passing both sides of the shield. My thought was to protect the hose from the radiated heat of the pipe. I did that on both sides:

 

[IBob]

bobcharl I posted more pics  before this last post.

[bobcharl]

Thanks iBob,

Appreciate the pics and comments.

On my previous installation with rubber hose I installed a heat shield almost identical to yours on the LH side and it seemed to work fine. For some reason the RH side hose had much more clearance from the exhaust pipes and consequently had not been fitted with any shielding. I will see how it looks when I re-install the exhaust pipes.

Thanks again and happy flying.

Bob.

[danny_galaga]

5 hours ago, IBob said:

BTW, the hoses at the radiator ran quite close to my front exhaust pipes, so I inserted little aluminium shields. You can't see clearly here, but they are stepped out so that the shield stands away from the hose, with air passing both sides of the shield. My thought was to protect the hose from the radiated heat of the pipe. I did that on both sides:

 

Nice. That'll definitely help while the engine is running since the airflow will keep the aluminium cooler than the exhaust pipe 😎