Collapsed Lower Water Hose
#1
Collapsed Lower Water Hose
Have been trying to fix an overheating problem for sometime. Car usually overheats at highway speeds or climbing hills. Today I noticed, for the first time, that the bottom hose flattens when the engine is revved.
There is no stiffener in the hose...is it made this way? The vacuum appears to be so strong, that a new hose, without stiffeners, is likely to behave the same way. What is a likely solution?
There is no stiffener in the hose...is it made this way? The vacuum appears to be so strong, that a new hose, without stiffeners, is likely to behave the same way. What is a likely solution?
#3
That's the dilemma....replace it with what? The new genuine Honda hose seems to be just as flimsy as what is already on the car. The upper hose is strong and sturdy but the lower is soft and weak...is this by design? Is there some other malfunction that could be creating excessive vacuum?
#5
That's what i'm trying to do, but i'm having difficulties locating one with internal stiffeners. Recently, I have been approaching fellow accord owners and asking them about overheating problems...in every single case overheating occurs during highway driving. I'm starting to think that the higher rpm's are causing the lower hose to collapse and that this is a manufacturing/design defect.
#8
http://techauto.awardspace.com/overheating.html
give this a reading......
there is no defect on honda hoses ,, you got other issues causing the problem .
give this a reading......
there is no defect on honda hoses ,, you got other issues causing the problem .
#9
I have read the lower hose spring is only use to prevent the hose from collapsing for the way the cooling system is bled at the factory and that is why a lot of replacement hoses don’t have them.
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