busted hose
Jan 31, 2004 | 11:51 PM
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Fleet Mechanic
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busted hose
my friend has a car that keeps busting upper radiator hoses. what could be the casue of this....stopped up, rad cap pressure, i stumped.
Feb 1, 2004 | 07:54 PM
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It could be anything. What is near the rad hose that could be possibly hitting it. Maybe fan or the alternator fins? It could be to much pressure as well.
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Feb 1, 2004 | 10:07 PM
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Do you have any idea how long the hoses are lasting? Something is amiss for it to keep blowing them.
Feb 2, 2004 | 10:43 PM
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well, he bought the car off a guy whos aid he jsut rebuil thte engine and it had new hoses on it. he ran i for a probably bout 100 miles and it blew. then i put another one on it for him and he told me it just blew again. probably 50 miles
Feb 2, 2004 | 10:49 PM
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Not normal. Replace your cap and then see what happens.
Feb 3, 2004 | 02:51 PM
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ok, ill try that and let you know what happens
Feb 4, 2004 | 11:00 AM
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I'd have to suspect the head gaskets.
Feb 4, 2004 | 11:49 AM
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Could be the thermo sticking and popping open.
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Feb 4, 2004 | 04:49 PM
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Yeah, but this sounds like an awful lot of pressure. It doesn't seem like you could get that much unless it was coming from a cylinder.
Feb 5, 2004 | 11:45 AM
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Actually it's not uncommon for radiators to fail at the hose connection area due to pressure surges. Are you losing coolant before the hose goes?
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