ok.... IF you had to ask, that means you didn't..... he he he...
The by-pass hose is the short hose running from the water pump
to the intake manifold (or block... can't remember).... That hose is
the one that will go out on you first in most cases. That hose is only
6-8" long at most, but requires the removal of the alt, the ac compressor,
bracket assembly, and lifting all of the lines out of the way. I had it go
out right around 91k on my '91 LE Dakota. I traded the truck in on my
'95 SLT before it was changed....it was that bad.
If you change your hoses, you MUST change that little turd because if you
have that thing swell/split on you (especially far from home, where it
always
happens), you are screwed.
Sam '99 RT x 2
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Clark <magnumv8@wt.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 1999 12:07 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Hose lifespan
> 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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> > >
> > >
> >
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