[84elcoconquista]

Hey yall. I was doing some work and realized i got all new hoses except for my lower radiator hose. now there arent any cracks in it or anything, but it is pretty old.

take a look

now i dont know if you can tell from the pic but i will put a comparrison of my good hoses.

Now i dont know if it is neccisary to replece it or not even though its got no problems. i am just worried about goin down the highway and it bursting... but that could happen anyways....

thanks guys.

 

[rejektedrekoning]

if it's old, i'd replace it. sometimes the hose looks fine but has swelled up internally. it can cause many headaches in the future.

 

[Bobby78]

Whatever makes you feel better. It's kind of funny. You can replace a hose that's been on the car for 15 years just because you feel it's time. Then 6 months later the new one blows up.

 

[84elcoconquista]

yup thats why im worried haha! i havent crawled under there yet but is it easy to replace?

 

[Bobby78]

Yeah easy enough. But you'll lose all your antifreeze.

 

[84elcoconquista]

can i recycle it? A pan underneath? just put new antifreeze in

 

[jpmdaddy]

How old is the coolant that is in there now?

 

[84elcoconquista]

oh maybe 3 or 4 weeks old

 

[Bobby78]

Yeah. Just use a clean pan and use a strainer in a funnel when you put it back just to catch anything that may have gotten in it. Ask your local paint shop for one of those white paper paint strainers

 

[jpmdaddy]

If it is that new, carefully drain your coolant via the radiator petcock into a clean pan. Autoparts store pan with a built-in spout is a great help, keep dirt out of it and recycle it back into your radiator.

 

[84elcoconquista]

okay thank you. Maybe this can be my waiting project as i wait for the carb to come. i need to order it here next week or so. shippin it to G-pas house, so i need to see when he will be around.

 

[87next2last1]

What's the cost for a new hose ?? What's the cost of a tow truck & repairs if it blows ?