Collapsing radiator hose
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Collapsing radiator hose
After the engine is cooled overnight, the top front radiator hose partially collapses.
I read some forums about the issue, so I removed and replaced the coolant recovery tank cap with a new one. The hose still partially collapses.
Does anyone else have that problem or a solution?
Photo attached.
Gary
I read some forums about the issue, so I removed and replaced the coolant recovery tank cap with a new one. The hose still partially collapses.
Does anyone else have that problem or a solution?
Photo attached.
Gary
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The cooling system is pulling a vacuum when it cools and the coolant contracts. The problem is, what is letting a vacuum occur. Normally, as teh colant cools down, it contracts, creating a suction that pulls coolant from the recovery tank through the radiato cap suciton valve. The coolant recovery line may be plugged or kinked, the radiator hose may be old or weakened, the radiator cap suction valve may be inop.
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The latest seems that the radiator hose going to the thermostat tower is weak. When the engine is hot, the hose appears to bulge. When the engine is cold, the hose partially collapses. The vacuum is supposed to suck the cold coolant from the recovery tank, through the overflow tank, back into that radiator hose.
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The hose replacement job is a good way to get familiar with your engine bay w/o getting into anything too complex, consider it a stepping stone to other, more complicated projects like coil-on-plug, or valve cover gasket changes, idler and tensioner pulley, etc.
How was that little short stubby hose that actually paired up to the thermo-tower? Was it soft or showing signs of bulging? it is also something that can blow pretty easily if left unchecked. Its hard to tell from the picture.
How was that little short stubby hose that actually paired up to the thermo-tower? Was it soft or showing signs of bulging? it is also something that can blow pretty easily if left unchecked. Its hard to tell from the picture.
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