James Ballen <jamosb78@YAHOO.COM> writes:

> One thing to be aware of is that it will melt with high temps...as
> evidenced by the hot knife cutting through it.  There are some
> varieties that are made for high temps, and if I were going to use
> this stuff in my engine bay, I would most certainly get one of these.

The regular nylon braided sleeve is good for about 300 degrees (F)
operating temps, with a melt point of about 500 degrees.  Unless it was
resting on an exhaust pipe (which is is not ) I think that's acceptable,
considering the melt point of the underlying rubber hose is probably no
higher.

There are extreme heat-resistant fiberglas sleeves available at higher
cost, though since the original sleeves look to be some kind of vinyl I
don't think they're necessary for this application, though certainly
would do no harm that I can see.

Allan
--
1991 Vanagon GL

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