Re: Overheating (factory original heater hoses)

["therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx>]

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> 
wrote:
> This just proves the point I've been over-making recently: are too
> many cars running around with factory original (translated: 21 year
> old) hoses in cooling system. 
<SNIP>
> Am waiting to see if a rash of broken hoses arises similar to TAB 
and
> lower control arm failures.

Already beat you too it.

1. Bypass hose on water pump split last year. Caught me off guard, as 
was the only time I had a coolant failure, and the idiot light for 
the alternator did NOT turn on.

2. Small leak behind water pump, proven by a small pool of coolant on 
engine block. Exact source of leak is undeterminable, however,I'd put 
my money on the hose connecting the pump, to the Y-pipe.

3. Hose connecting to heater core inside of the heating & A/C box has 
sprung a tiny leak. Coolant loss is VERY minimal, needing only to be 
topped off every few months. However, a nasty film of glycol is 
condensing on the edges of my windscreen.


All of the above leaks are on 20 year old hoses. Every other 
connecting hose in the entire system has been replaced. Although I'm 
still scratching my head as to why the ones on the water pump were 
left untouched. In addition, my car is a daily driver, and is 
operated in the extreme heat of Las Vegas durring my commute, and 
various travels. So my system REALLY gets a work out, and as a 
result, the lifespan of the 20 year old rubber has been shortened.

So yes, I'd advise to be prepaired to start seeing this as an 
increasing trend over the next couple of years. Even if this doesn't 
turn out to be a trend with cars experiencing mass failures of their 
cooling systems on the road, it still is going to happen one day, 
unless thoses hoses are replaced.

-Robert
vin 6585