Collapsed top radiator hose
Own a 1998 Civic LX with 120K miles - The top radiator hose keeps collapsing after I drive it and it cools down I find the hose is collapsed. When I open the radiator cap, the top hose springs to normal (there must be some kind of pressure or suction)
I replaced the radiator cap, cleaned out the overflow container and lines to ensure it wasn't blocked, replaced top radiator hose and bleed the air out of the radiator. I doesn't over-heat, but concerned that something isn't working correctly What else should I check? |
That's odd. Have you made totally sure that the coolant system is completely full? When bleeding the system, do you have the climate control set to full heat?
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well if its just not fully round i wouldnt worry about it much...
my old civic was like that and it never was a problem. |
Hose flat as a pancake LOL
Radiator is full of fluid and I turned the heat on HOT and full blast when I bleed system (I bleed the cooling system by raising the front-end, took the rad. cap off, turned on engine, turn on heat full blast, let run for 5 minutes with cap off, then put rad. cap back on) Thanks for the input |
well if its that bad you can always pull those hose off and see about buying a internal spring to shove in the hose. that will keep the hose from collapsing
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