Lower Radiator hose

[hunter@ucla.edu (Carlos Aguirre)]

I had a similar problem, but my car would overheat after taking it on 
the freeway for 15 minutes. Everything seemed to be working right and I 
had no leaks. It turned out to be my water pump.

Carlos
On Thursday, February 7, 2002, at 07:24 PM, Rick Alexander wrote:

> In the cooling troubleshooting section of Bentley it states that the 
> lower
> radiator hose may collapse at highway speeds only.
>
> Has anyone experienced this? What are the symptoms?
>
> I'm asking because Rolling Roc has had some overheating issues lately 
> that
> I'm having trouble sorting out.
>
> History: '86 16v original with 250K
>
> Symptom: Overheats sometimes but only after 45 minutes. Makes it an 
> "out of
> town" problem only and a real PITA. It will idle all day long as long 
> as the
> fan is on. I know it is overheating because the temp gauge says so as 
> does
> the oil temp gauge. Besides it's hard to ignore the steam from the cap 
> and
> the boiling that is visible in the overflow tank. Additionally it is
> extremely slow to fill at times.
>
> Work done: Full tune up, timing correct, valve timing correct, flush and
> thermostat changed, examined the tank to block hose for clog and found 
> none.
> Have not done a leak down due to a few known small leaks (weeping at the
> bottom of the radiator and the overflow tank).
>
> Current Status: This evening it spit the upper hose fitting off of the
> radiator. I've ordered (for pick up Sunday) Radiator, lower hose, 
> overflow
> tank, cap, fan switch.
>
> Have I missed anything?
>
> Rick Alexander
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