Originally Posted by tman
Some years ago, I got one of those reproduction date coded return hoses that came with red clamps. Looks like similar packaging on the Rollick site. The hose ended up swelling and softening up after about a years use. Hose came right off when I was backing my car and squirted fluid all over the place. There have been many others that used repro return hoses and had the same issue. Hope they changed out the hose type on your order. I ended up buying Gates 11/32 ps return hose and no issues for years now. There is a photo of what the hose looks like when it fails on this link. That is what my hose looked like when it failed. There was a similar discussion about this hose on Moparts, but could not find it.

https://forum.e-bodies.org/engine-t...turn-hose-leaking/2970/msg43763#msg43763




Thanks for the info. I sent a note to Bill asking him about any reported issues with these hoses. Hoping he has some information.

FYI - Actual factory part number for this hose is 2537699. It seems most everyone is offering a 3/8 ID hose as the replacement for the factory 11/32.


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