Clear radiator hoses?

[lewd lude lover]

Well that's boiling point for water.. engine coolant has a higher boiling point. But yes, a 92c thermo switch sounds right.

Also the system is under pressure so the boiling point is raised by quite a bit above 100c

[Donald]

Well that's boiling point for water.. engine coolant has a higher boiling point. But yes, a 92c thermo switch sounds right.

Also the system is under pressure so the boiling point is raised by quite a bit above 100c

Someone knows what they're on about

[lewd lude lover]

I talk a good fight

[FrontBackSide2Side]

Here's a site I've had saved in my favourites for a while now.

http://www.engineoptics.com/

[paul72]

Yeah that wud do the job but seems a bit expensive must be someone who makes that pipe cheaper

[lewd lude lover]

not for the right type of material I'll wager. its that or a cloud of steam on the side of the road

[wurlycorner]

DISCLAIMER: ALL PRODUCTS ARE SOLD AS SHOW PURPOSE ONLY; whilst we make sure that all pieces of glass are annealed after manufacture we can unfortunately not guarantee against the driving habits of the individual customer.

[bennyboy]

I think it's a bad idea. I used to work with lots of types of acrylic and I would be very surprised if there is one that is up to the job, that wouldn't go cloudy very quickly at the very least. Willing to be proven wrong of course.

Glass for pipes?

[wurlycorner]

Re-inforced PVC hose is crystal clear, can easily take the pressure and wouldn't go brittle etc with age. However, it can't hack temps that high.

Reinforced clear nylon hose would do it.
It's not crystal clear like glass is though (in fact it can be more translucent than transparent) and you'd see the reinforcement of course.
Or you can get clear silicone hose (same as nylon hose with not being completely clear and seeing the reinforcement);
http://www.desihose.com/viewproduct.aspx?pid=201

[paul72]

Ok ive found a product called borosilicate glass which can take temperatures of 500 degrees an a company that make any size so going to see how much an if it wud take the presure too