VERY stiff radiator hoses
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Staging Lane
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: central OK
VERY stiff radiator hoses what could be my problem? i've recently done a heads/cam swap and since then i've been battling the cooling system. i've replaced the 160 t-stat and the radiator cap and also bled the air out in an effort to get the temps down. doing that stuff has dropped my temps by quite a bit but my radiator hoses are still VERY hard to squeeze while the car is running and up to temp. i know that the t-stat is opening and the hose to my overflow is free and clear. ( i took the hose off and blew into it)
is there just more air that i need to let work out or is it something else that i'm overlooking???
thanks
mac
is there just more air that i need to let work out or is it something else that i'm overlooking???
thanks
mac
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Staging Lane
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From: central OK
Originally Posted by SiL3NtXWS6
i've never heard about this... are they supposed to be easy to squeeze...?
mac
If its at full temp why in the hell would you grab a hot *** hose 
The system is pressurized so yes they should be pretty damn firm.
Now if theres no problem shut the hood and WALK AWAY
And your buddy probably needs new radiator cap
The system is pressurized so yes they should be pretty damn firm.Now if theres no problem shut the hood and WALK AWAY
And your buddy probably needs new radiator cap
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Staging Lane
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From: central OK
Originally Posted by Coy
very dumb question, but when you installed the heads did you double check the allignment of all the coolant ports with the gasket?
maybe i'm being ****, but the hoses don't feel right.
i understand that the system is pressurized, but this doesn't feel like a hose that's under 18 psi of pressure. i'm trying to catch a problem before it becomes too big. (ie. blowing the radiator apart or blowing a hose off while driving down the highway)
mac
