Must have been a while ago, as none of the local dealerships had the
factory one anymore, too much "aftermarket support". All the
aftermarket ones are designed to be "universal" to the Dakota AND the
Ram, so you end up playing the "how much do I trim off?" game and
inevitably I lose. ;)
And no, none of them have springs anymore, they're supposed to be "stiff
enough" to not collapse under suction now without the spring.
A lot of people use universal flex hose but with my luck I'd order the
wrong diameter or length of that too.
M.B.
On 1/22/2011 1:35 PM, Ray Block wrote:
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> Interesting, because I tried to find a new lower radiator hose for my 5.2
> and none, I repeat, none, from any auto parts store (any!) were formed to
> fit the way the original was and none included the internal wire (spring?)
> of the original. I found that all aftermarket brands of lower radiator
> hoses were identical! I finally gave up and bought one from my friendly
> Dodge dealer. Fit perfectly AND came with the internal wire. Had it not,
> I would have cleaned and reused the original wire/spring.
>
> Ray
> http://www.dragtruk.com/ENTRIES/20KM1FD2KWBP.html
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