| FAQ |
| Members List |
| Social Groups |
| Calendar |
| Search |
| Today's Posts |
|
#1
05-31-2011, 12:27 PM
|
||||
|
||||
Newer lower radiator hoses
Are springs no longer necessary with today's newer lower radiator hoses? Anyone use the the newer hoses (without springs) with success?
Does O'Reily or NAPA sell decent hoses?
__________________
70 Formula 400 Auto non-A/C Wanted: 1972 Formula HO - leads very much appreciated. |
|
#2
05-31-2011, 05:37 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I just picked up new hoses from carquest (gates) and the lower has a spring inside.
|
|
#3
05-31-2011, 09:03 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
__________________
 Gary Get in, ShuT Up, Hang On! Member of the Baltimore Built Brotherhood MY GTO built 4th Week of March 1966 "Crusin' Is Not A Crime" Keep yer stick on the ice. |
|
#4
05-31-2011, 10:29 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I saved the old spring and put it in the Repo numbers hose I bought. Give it a shot (sans spring) and let us know what happens.
|
|
#5
05-31-2011, 11:30 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I also have found that a spring is a sometimes option. usually my old spring is too rusted to re use.
what I do is get a spool of safety wire and some safety wire pliers, (yea like everybodys got that all layin around). I get about a 8 foot length of wire and twist it up with the pliers. you dont need the pliers though. but I twist it up untill I get about 8-10 twists per inch. then I wrap it around a 2 inch diameter cardboard tube in a spiral fashion. when i am done the stainless wire has work hardened to give it springyness and I insert it in the hose. No more colapsed hose and being stainless it is reusable. |
|
#6
06-01-2011, 10:25 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I bought a spring from Ames about a year ago.
Les |
|
#7
06-01-2011, 01:42 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I found the Gates lower hose with spring at my local NAPA. I have a lower without the spring on the car now and have not had any problems. I keep the new Gates hose along with new belts, coolant, and oil, as kind of an emergency kit in my trunk. My car is a daily driver that frequents country roads so a little forward thinking is a good idea I think.
If I ever have a hose collapse I will return to post the information on this thread. Karl 
|
|
#8
06-01-2011, 03:29 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
how do you know you dont have problems? they usually collaps at higher rpms
|
|
#9
06-01-2011, 03:57 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
 Maybe it does collapse for a moment but I wouldn't be able to tell if it does or not.Karl
|
|
#10
06-02-2011, 12:21 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I was just curious, If you put small children in the engine compartment to whatch it while you drive up and down the freeway? They have a short attention span and sometimes it gets messy if they fall into the fan.
|
|
#11
06-02-2011, 12:45 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
 Unfortunately I don't have any children and my brothers and sisters know that if I'm asking to borrow one of theirs I'm damn well up to no good! I wonder if their would be enough light under the hood to mount a small camcorder and monitor a hose like that? Karl
|
|
#12
06-02-2011, 05:25 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
less clean up too.
|
|
#13
06-03-2011, 05:23 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
__________________
 3 Generations of "Beach Boys Racing" ! Everybody knows somthin. Nobody knows everything ! 1st time on a dragstrip, 1964. Flagstart ! "Thanks for the entertainment." "Real Indians Don't Wear Bowties" |
|
#14
06-03-2011, 09:02 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
|
|
#15
06-04-2011, 12:51 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
__________________
70 Formula 400 Auto non-A/C Wanted: 1972 Formula HO - leads very much appreciated. |
|
#16
06-07-2011, 05:26 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
|
|
#17
06-10-2011, 01:46 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
No wonder it wouldn't fit my GTO. But it should fit my 78 TA.
__________________
3 Generations of "Beach Boys Racing" ! Everybody knows somthin. Nobody knows everything ! 1st time on a dragstrip, 1964. Flagstart ! "Thanks for the entertainment." "Real Indians Don't Wear Bowties" |
|
#18
06-10-2011, 11:09 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
PY carries the spring if anyone just needs the spring.
__________________
--------------------------- Fool Around, Get Hurt, Don't come Crying to me. |
|
#19
06-14-2011, 01:02 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I went over to CarQuest the other day and bought a Gates lower hose. This one is the ribbed heavy duty hose that needs no spring. It's one tough hose and fits perfect. I don't mean to take away from Chris selling the springs but if you need one in a hurry that's the hose to get.
__________________
Gary Get in, ShuT Up, Hang On! Member of the Baltimore Built Brotherhood MY GTO built 4th Week of March 1966 "Crusin' Is Not A Crime" Keep yer stick on the ice. |
|
#20
06-14-2011, 03:14 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Quote:
I hadn't even thought about the ribbed hose. 5-6 years ago, most GTO owners wouldn't get caught dead with a ribbed hose but now it's all about having fun with your car. That makes this hobby a lot more fun for us as well.
__________________
--------------------------- Fool Around, Get Hurt, Don't come Crying to me. |
| Reply |
|
|
The PY Online Forums is the largest online gathering of Pontiac enthusiasts anywhere in the world. Founded in 1991, it was also the first online forum for people to gather and talk about their Pontiacs. Since then, it has become the mecca of Pontiac technical data and knowledge that no other place can surpass.
Linear Mode
