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zaphod
Member Since: 18 Sep 2007
Location: Magrathea
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| Help, there's a hole in my hose! |
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Having just had 2 punctures in a week am thouroughly pi**ed off. 
Not only that, I've managed to get a puncture in the air hose for my bushranger air jack 
Haven't bothered having a look to see what's wrong yet - just put it away as I was running late. But it looked like it was punctured half way along it's length.
So the point is - can these things be fixed like an inner tube, or is it buy a new one time? Sail Fast - Live Slow...
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 12th Mar 2009 7:59 pm |
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Alan G
Member Since: 15 Oct 2008
Location: Lanarkshire
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Depending on what material the hose is made from, you may get away with bonding a patch of similar material over the damaged section.
I would use something like Sikoflex that the bodyshops use, once on, it won't be coming off easily. ATB
Alan
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| 13th Mar 2009 5:41 pm |
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zaphod
Member Since: 18 Sep 2007
Location: Magrathea
Posts: 357
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Thanks for that Alan.
From memory it looks like a double wall hose, presumably a plastic hose on the inside and a sort of webbing outside for protection. Tricky bit's going to be getting to the inner.
Will have a look over the weekend and see how bad it is...................... Sail Fast - Live Slow...
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| 13th Mar 2009 10:13 pm |
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ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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"Help, there's a hole in my hose!"
Why is it when I see this thread in the main menu.....
do I read:
"Help, there's a hole in my @rse!"
 I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
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| 13th Mar 2009 10:28 pm |
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zaphod
Member Since: 18 Sep 2007
Location: Magrathea
Posts: 357
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Mind in the gutter...................  Sail Fast - Live Slow...
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| 15th Mar 2009 2:19 pm |
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Kevin
Member Since: 23 Feb 2005
Location: Poole or Somewhere at Sea
Posts: 106
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You can buy this type of hose from places like machine mart or hypehose. the only problem is fixing the fittings back on the end of the new hose, they are probably just wired on I havent been down to look at mine but it should not be too difficult to do. Kevin
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| 15th Mar 2009 3:17 pm |
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countrywide
Member Since: 16 Sep 2007
Location: UK
Posts: 6019
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I think a replacement hose is around €23 USD, from looking on the web, so that will probably be £23 in this country.
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| 15th Mar 2009 4:01 pm |
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stapldm
Member Since: 11 Sep 2006
Location: Swine Town
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If the puncture repair method doesn't work, being a tightwad I'd look at cutting the hose at the puncture and inserting a small length of copper/metal pipe the same I/D as the hose and bunging a couple of jubilee clips on it. Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Transgenic tomato anyone?
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| 15th Mar 2009 5:32 pm |
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zaphod
Member Since: 18 Sep 2007
Location: Magrathea
Posts: 357
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Did a temporary patch at the weekend to use it and it worked until the car was almost up, then the hose split in another place. After 6 further temporary patches at other locations, it's continually splitting along the seam, so it seems like a manufacturing issue to me.
Might see if I can find an address to send it back to? Sail Fast - Live Slow...
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| 16th Apr 2009 7:21 pm |
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TazDaz
Member Since: 07 May 2007
Location: South East Essex
Posts: 2858
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My hose has also punctured/split within the warranty period
I am awaiting news of a relacement from the retailer ...
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| 16th Apr 2009 8:29 pm |
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zaphod
Member Since: 18 Sep 2007
Location: Magrathea
Posts: 357
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Taz Daz - Glad it's not just me! 
Is your's a Bushranger? Sail Fast - Live Slow...
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| 17th Apr 2009 1:57 pm |
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zaphod
Member Since: 18 Sep 2007
Location: Magrathea
Posts: 357
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countrywide wrote:I think a replacement hose is around €23 USD, from looking on the web, so that will probably be £23 in this country.
CW, where did you find them on the web? I had a look and couldn't find replacement hoses............. Sail Fast - Live Slow...
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| 17th Apr 2009 1:59 pm |
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