I have after market radiator hoses. The more i read the more i find out they are garbage and will soon go. So my main concern right now is which one would be more likely to go? The upper one or the lower? The upper one would be easier to change, which i will be changing it to a Honda one, but how about the lower one?
Sam
1989 Accord LX: Sold with 208k-now somewhere around 230k with new owner
Current:
2014 Elantra Sport 6MT
2000 Montero Sport 4x4 (beater, trail rig)
well seeing as how the lower one is harder to change, it will go first. (haha honda FTW) But honestly i would guess the upper one would go first.
I was thinking of changing the upper one for now and in about a year or maybe sooner change the lower one a long with the thermostat even though i have a Honda one too. May be easier to just drain the whole thing and replace both hoses.Originally Posted by 2drSE-i
Sam
1989 Accord LX: Sold with 208k-now somewhere around 230k with new owner
Current:
2014 Elantra Sport 6MT
2000 Montero Sport 4x4 (beater, trail rig)
im just guessing, but since the water pump spins a certain way, it would be forcing coolant into the radiator (top) and sucking from the other end (bottom)??
Yea, so it would be wiser to change the upper hose.
Sam
1989 Accord LX: Sold with 208k-now somewhere around 230k with new owner
Current:
2014 Elantra Sport 6MT
2000 Montero Sport 4x4 (beater, trail rig)
just keep checking your hoses that they are not too soft and dont look like they start cracking. i would change them both out and yes the bottom one is more of a bitch to do.
1989 Honda Accord LX-i
B18c1 swap since 7/2011
175whp and 132tq
Redzone tuned
If find it quiet simple. You need one person from underneath to guide it and a person from the top to feed it.
Sam
1989 Accord LX: Sold with 208k-now somewhere around 230k with new owner
Current:
2014 Elantra Sport 6MT
2000 Montero Sport 4x4 (beater, trail rig)
yup that was what i had to do i had to hold it while my uncle had some needle nose pliers holding the clamp and then sliding it the bottom of the rad.
1989 Honda Accord LX-i
B18c1 swap since 7/2011
175whp and 132tq
Redzone tuned
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