Radiator Hose
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Interesting. I ordered a few hoses for my jeep and ended up with 2 lower hoses from 2 different manufactures. I noticed the Goodyear hose was about twice as thick as the Gates hose. It also appears to have more internal re enforcement. I will be going with goodyear hoses from now on. (check out the difference in the attached pic.
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I have Gates hoses on mine. But after seeing that pic, I think I agree with you. Goodyear wouldn't put that much rubber in it without a reason.
Thanks for posting.
Thanks for posting.
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Gates is one of the better brands actually. Most HD, commercial, bus etc. almost exclusively use gates rubber products. Just because you have a bit of additional rubber does not make it better. Goodyear, at least hose, is owned by continental. SO, not sure how that affects things. I would run gates belts and hoses over GY, Dayco, etc.
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Since lower radiator hose collapse is a fairly common problem without the spring inside, I'd say that spring does a pretty awesome job at preventing collapse as well regardless of what its primary intended purpose may or may not be.
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That's interesting. That's the first time I've ever heard that. Can you cite a source for that info?
EDIT: Here's an interesting article that supports your idea.
And here's a thread where post #11 seems to refute it.
Maybe we'll never know!
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Love it when people flap about stuff they know nothing about. Or repeat fallacies. The spring in a hose has two purposes prevent suction collapse and prevent kink close at bends.
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If the hose collapses, it means there is an obstruction in the cooling system that is preventing the full flow. A spring in the hose is not going to help in that situation.
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I don't think you'll need the spring in the GY hose. That's a pretty darn thick rubber. If there is enough suction to close that shut, your cooling system needs some serious attention....
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I understood the lower hose spring was there for production purposes only. They use a machine to add coolant by pulling a vacuum on the system to draw coolant throughout. This from Cruiser54
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