Boris113

Well-Known Member

• Aug 9, 2010

• #1

Hey guys, one of the hoses from my rad to overflow tank came lose and hit the fan, it didn't cut it but put a nice slice in it. I bodged it with duck tape and leccy tape over the top to do the 8 miles home and fitting the new hose in a sec but was just wondering if there is special tape to fix things like that with?

I remember talking to someone about expedition prep and he mentioned amalgamating tape or something? Is this right?

Cheers, Harry

 

ratty

I'm not special I'm limited edition

• Aug 9, 2010

• #2

Boris113 said:

Hey guys, one of the hoses from my rad to overflow tank came lose and hit the fan, it didn't cut it but put a nice slice in it. I bodged it with duck tape and leccy tape over the top to do the 8 miles home and fitting the new hose in a sec but was just wondering if there is special tape to fix things like that with?

I remember talking to someone about expedition prep and he mentioned amalgamating tape or something? Is this right?

Cheers, Harry

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Rescue tape, Alfa tape, amalgamation tape, compression tape. They are all the same name for the same product.

It's a silicone based tape that has no sticky. It sticks to itself. I've used it on a fair few coolant hoses and also a large quantity of fuel pipes, fuel filters and turbo hoses. I wouldn't reccomend it as a permanent repair but to get you hope it's bloody brilliant.

 

Boris113

Well-Known Member

• Aug 9, 2010

• #3

Cheers Ratty, gonna stick a roll in my box that lives in the 90 just in case.

Just replaced the hose with a nice bit of braided hose i 'found' in the garage...dad's now searching the garage for an identical bit that he left there a while ago to fix something on his 90 -he could be there a while!

 

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nathan5346

Well-Known Member

• Aug 9, 2010

• #4

good idea i just bort me sum off fleabay

 

08mckerp

New Member

• Aug 9, 2010

• #5

liberation is the way forward

 

Boris113

Well-Known Member

• Aug 9, 2010

• #6

08mckerp said:

liberation is the way forward

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Is that your way of saying you aint paying me for any of those bits i'm bringing down for you?!

 

08mckerp

New Member

• Aug 9, 2010

• #7

it might mean that anyway te bits ur gettin are worth more!!!

 

Boris113

Well-Known Member

• Aug 9, 2010

• #8

Fair point, forgot about them...