Hi. I'm putting my 250 back together, and the insulation on the hose that runs across the cowl above and behind the engine is crumbling. Now is the time to replace it. I assume the engine bay gets too hot to use the black foam pipe insulation sold for houses. Can anyone give me a lead? Thanks

 

The neoprene stuff should be fine, but the cheap, plastic-ish stuff may not be good enough.