Octopus replacement idea

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To play devils advocate on this thread.............

Although a permanent solution is obviously preffered, i personally have gone for a return set up at the front end of my BX made up of aquarium tubing, OK so its not LHM resistant so only last about 12 months at a time before the tubes must be replaced, but as i get the tube free its of no real issue to me :)
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Defender110 wrote:
scooters wrote:[#Defender101 - by their very nature the 'rigid' octopus cannot follow the same route and junction set up as the rubber octopus - it will have to be bespoked for the car. Rigid brake pipes run to flexible parts even with the addition of a flexi hose - using a braided flexihose at the joints where flex is an issue would be the plan albeit a costly one. Similar arrangements are seen on big Lexuses and Rolls Royces.
Well yes if you were going to use flexis where required that would eliminate the rigid pipe problem but as you say it would be costly and OTT for the low pressure LHM returns.
The main point I was trying to make is that the original IMHO is not the unrelible part it is often deemed to be, yes they became a problem on higher mileage cars or later in life but are they in reality a weak point? I also think the life span of an octopus needs to be measured in mileage rather than years as I do remember younger cars with high rep mileage needing replacement whilst much older cars with less private miles didn't?
As has been said, it is unecessary to carry thus out at this stage. Mark's Meteor - now in my care - has had a few minor leaks from the Octopus and one area has been replaced with a cunifer pipe about 4 inches long and two cable ties.

My real reason for considering it is that at some point the supply of octopuses will run out unless anyone keeps making them (which might happen if there is eough of a market) there will come a point when patching will no longer be an option. It would be good to have a tried and tested alternative replacement for the octopus for when that time comes. If it is seen as a straightforward task then it reassures future owners.

I've been purving after a BL Wedge for some time but the lack of avaliability of BL Spheres is a major headache these days and if you can recharge the spehere - great - if not you're up the creek
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scooters wrote:I've been purving after a BL Wedge for some time
Is it wise to confess to that sort of thing on a public forum, suppose the authorities catch up to you, surely it carries an indeterminate sentence :!: :lol:
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I see what you're saying scooters, go for it & see how you get on. I mentioned vibration & fatigue in the context that it can happen, a carefully executed job should hopefully remove or reduce that risk.
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