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Originally Posted by ironworks
Actually Greg there is 16 lbs of pressure and when the hose is wet it can push itself out. I know a guy who was badly burned by this. The Koolflex hose is even worse for this. Because of the contact surface area in the hose being less due to the shape of the stainless hose. The lower hose on a car is more likely to push out with the flow from the water pump. The bead on the hose is good insurance.
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True enough.... and it certainly doesn't hurt to add a little "insurance" by adding some type of a bead. I've personally never had an issue. But that doesn't mean it can't happen.
NED -- A guy could just add a bead made from SS fill rod... bent around near the end of the tube and tacked carefully alternating sides every 1/4" or so.... crude but doable for the home builder.
Typical SBC (I know Ned is MoPar) is SUCTION on the lower hose.