It is recommended replace all coolant hoses every 4 years, thats why. Quote directly of www.gates.com website "To be safe, Gates recommends changing coolant hoses if they are four years old, or older, especially the upper radiator and heater hoses." See for yourself..... http://www.gates.com/brochure.cfm?brochure=1024&location_id=541 http://tinyurl.com/dc37d Near the bottom of the page. Mark V On Apr 30, 2005, at 11:54 AM, John Hervey wrote: > No it was 5 years old. Don't know why it blew, it just did. > John To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/