Sorry to the owner of this pic, I stole it from this site. Anyway, I'm looking for a product similar to the orange cover over the braded line. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

 

That looks to me like silicone water hose. Slit down one side and clamp or zip tie it on. I'm guessing silicone due to the orange color and its proximity to the turbo. I'd start with the autoparts places then work up to someone like McMaster Carr or Grainger. I'm sure most race supply places also have it. They probably call it high temp hose.

 

This orange covering is the stuff used in Aviation. (It's what I do for work). It is used to cover fuel lines in mainly hot areas, like around jet engines. The orange part is to prevent chaffing and has a real high, around 500 degrees F melting point. The white stuff is an asbestos like material that insulates the fuel line from the extreme heat. The clamps are kinda special but all this stuff is available from aviation parts houses. Let me try a web site and I will give you a direction to go.

Here is a direct link: http://www.chiefaircraft.com/c....html

 

Not a direct link, but from that site, go to hose and fiottings and look for "Fire sleeve" They also sell the cool clamps. Good luck!

 

Yea, that stuff should work great. How well does it hold up to abrasion?

 

that "clamp" is a zip tie

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cstem &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">This orange covering is the stuff used in Aviation. (It's what I do for work). </TD></TR></TABLE>


do you work for the same employer i do?

 

It's commonly known as firesleeve. Silicone outer covering over a fiberglass inner lining.

You can get it from Racer Parts Wholesale. They sell the Aeroquip stuff. I was just up there a month ago buying that stuff for -10AN and -4AN lines.

A company called Taylor also makes the stuff, but the Aeroquip firesleeve from RPW is cheaper. You can get the Taylor stuff from Summit Racing. I also have some of that laying around too.

The Taylor and Aeroquip firesleeve are significantly softer than that in the picture tho, but soft is good if you need to keep the line pliable enough to make bends easily enough.

Edit: Nevermind. Somebody already said all that. Redundancy at its most efficient.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by G2 Pilot &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">


do you work for the same employer i do? </TD></TR></TABLE>

No but I probably build the apu's for your KC-10's and C-17's. Triumph AIr Repair.