Re: Hose lifespan

From: Michael Clark (magnumv8@wt.net)
Date: Fri Apr 09 1999 - 03:07:35 EDT


About 20 minutes.... in the dark. heheheh

What's the bypass hose? Is that the real short hose you have to remove the
water pump to change????

---Mike, near Houston.--- http://www.mikesdakota.com
                   '93 V8 4X2
Houston Area DML Meet Page
     http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/9221

----- Original Message -----
From: Sam Parthemer <srp@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 1999 1:18 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Hose lifespan

> Yeah, but did you change the by-pass hose too??? PLEASE tell me how long
it
> took to change it too.. he he he.
>
>
> Sam '99 RT
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Clark <magnumv8@wt.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 1999 11:26 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: Hose lifespan
>
>
> > Geeze guys, I replace mine about 50k wether they are still ok or not.
> Same
> > for the serpentine belt. It doesn't take very long, and I like the
peace
> of
> > mind of having fresh hoses... I also just like working on my truck and
> just
> > look for things to fix. ;-)
> >
> > ---Mike, near Houston.--- http://www.mikesdakota.com
> > '93 V8 4X2
> > Houston Area DML Meet Page
> > http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/9221
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: gary palmer <palmergj@hotmail.com>
> > To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 08, 1999 11:32 PM
> > Subject: Re: DML: Hose lifespan
> >
> >
> > > You wrote:
> > >
> > > About how long do radiator hoses and other stuff like that last?
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > I have an 87 with 174,000 miles and I just had to replace a heater
> > > hose that started leaking. It was a 5/8" hose with "Mopar" stamped
> > > on it which makes me suspect it was original equipment! Especially
> > > since all the other hoses are identical.
> > >
> > > That's including the radiator hoses, and before you ask, yes, I am
> > > planning on replacing them all this weekend. Murphy's law would
> > > dictate that once one goes...
> > >
> > > Gary Palmer
> > >
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