[C2] Bulging hose
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Bulging hose
1966 L75 327/300hp. Out for a long drive, temp gauge still not working so when I stopped
for a break, this is what the top radiator hose looked like. I have no idea how old the hose is.
It's goy a 15# new radiator cap and it's not puking coolant when the engine is off.
I'm thinking it's just an old hose.
for a break, this is what the top radiator hose looked like. I have no idea how old the hose is.
It's goy a 15# new radiator cap and it's not puking coolant when the engine is off.
I'm thinking it's just an old hose.
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What he says….^. It will probably blow…..eventually. Hoses are so much more reliable today than they were back in my formative years. Seems like hoses blew all the time back then.
Last edited by DonBond; Sep 28, 2025 at 03:29 PM.
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Time for a replacement.
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I wasn't referring to the little zit but the last 6" where it joins the intake. I ordered a new on anyway. Can't let my wife spend all my money.
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My factory upper hose did that in Colorado when it was only 5 years old during my honeymoon in May '81...
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And/or to facilitate easier removal in the future, although this is the first I've heard of using anti-seize at hose connections. I use a very thin swipe of dielectric grease to keep 'em from sticking. It's especially helpful years later when separating hoses from heater cores that don't well tolerate a lot of twisting, tugging and prying.
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