Re: radiator hose springs
[Re: Pacnorthcuda]
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09/06/13 02:43 PM
09/06/13 02:43 PM
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dogdays
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"I heard"
The beginning of many a mishap!
What about the water? Distilled water is "hungry" water and will dissolve a lot of things. So if you had some mineral buildup in a radiator and were going to run ONLY water, distilled water may actually clean things up a little. If you have a brand new system, running ONLY distilled water will liberate some ions from the surfaces but isn't going to eat holes in engine or radiator. It would be okay. There are other things going on, however, so the preferred way to do things would be to use distilled water and either anti-freeze or some other corrosion inhibitor/water pump lube additive.
It is far from complicated science. It is easy to get OCD about fluids in automobiles, all this will do is get you to the psychiatrist faster. Then hopefully, she'll prescribe some good drugs and you can go back to filling the radiator with the garden hose, checking the antifreee content in the Fall, and getting on with your life!
R. (happily medicated)
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Re: radiator hose springs
[Re: mickm]
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09/06/13 05:07 PM
09/06/13 05:07 PM
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it's been a while, but i think i went to a local parts store and just bought a cheap hose the same size, ripped the spring out and put it in mine. i have the reproduction hoses though, so wanted to keep those.
Exactly what I did. My car ran cool in traffic, but I could watch the temp rapidly climb on the highway. Friend suggested that the lower hose was collapsing at speed and to install a spring in the lower hose. Robbed one from a parts store hose, installed it, and the problem went away immediately.
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Re: radiator hose springs
[Re: 318 Stroker]
#1497154
09/06/13 05:30 PM
09/06/13 05:30 PM
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mickm
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Quote:
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it's been a while, but i think i went to a local parts store and just bought a cheap hose the same size, ripped the spring out and put it in mine. i have the reproduction hoses though, so wanted to keep those.
Exactly what I did. My car ran cool in traffic, but I could watch the temp rapidly climb on the highway. Friend suggested that the lower hose was collapsing at speed and to install a spring in the lower hose. Robbed one from a parts store hose, installed it, and the problem went away immediately.
although from the previuos post i'm wondering if it is time to check and see if it is still in one piece!
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Re: radiator hose springs
[Re: mickm]
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09/06/13 09:56 PM
09/06/13 09:56 PM
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I dont use any coils and never had a cooling problem.
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Re: radiator hose springs
[Re: 1MYTGTX]
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09/07/13 01:56 PM
09/07/13 01:56 PM
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Posts: 1,212 Canton, Ohio
Crazy68Dart
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It might be different car to car depending on what your setup is. For instance, your water pump, and how hard it is being turned. There are water pumps that move more water (i.e. pump harder sucking the hose closed) than others. Also, if you are spinning more RPM, it is going to spin it harder/faster.
Some might be able to get away with no coils while others need them.
383, Hemi 4-Speed, AlterKtion, D60
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