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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: Mvjlt on April 14, 2010, 12:20:43 AM

Title: Radiator hose
Post by: Mvjlt on April 14, 2010, 12:20:43 AM

I have a 1987 Suzuki samurai jx I have been noticing that that upper and lower radiator hoses have been sucked flat after my Sammy is warm. I have replaced the radiator cap and thermostat. My question is, are the stock radiator hoses a hard plastic or a hard rubber. I was looking on petroworks.com and they had a hard plastic radiator hose. (mine are rubber) I will probably end up replacing both the upper and lower hose anyway. Do yall know a trusted place on the net to buy them?

Title: Re: Radiator hose
Post by: 89tracker43000 on April 14, 2010, 05:55:31 AM

they should not suck flat that usely means that your low on coolant and there is air in the system. regardles of rubber or plastic

Title: Re: Radiator hose
Post by: Mvjlt on April 14, 2010, 12:05:55 PM

The problem is since the hoses are flat it won't suck any fluid back from the over flow tank. If there was air in the system how would I get it out

Title: Re: Radiator hose
Post by: Bobthebiker on April 14, 2010, 12:22:31 PM

I'd start by replacing the hoses, use rubber hose. I've never heard of plastic coolant hoses, so I naturally dont trust em. 

then burp the cooling system.

Title: Re: Radiator hose
Post by: woof359 on April 15, 2010, 09:17:59 PM

replace the radiator cap, the problem shood go away, we run into this on older Toyptas all the time at my shop.