After pulling the entire cooling system out of my jeep, I noticed that I do not have the factory spring in the hose that I removed from the jeep. Went to pull it out to swap it to the new hose, no spring. My father in law must have taken it out before my wife got it years ago. I can not seem to find a replacement spring anywhere and have been told numerous times that the new hoses don't need them. For some reason, I just don't believe them. anyone know where to buy a new one? is one of those universal hoses with the spring in it ok to use? or should i just head to the junkyard and hope to find one? Or am I just being paranoid and the new hoses are fine if you replace them every other year or so? Thanks for your time guys.

 

I've never used/had one with the spring, and I live in Arizona. My Jeeps all cool well with no issues.

 

What he said. There was a long thread on this subject and it was (finally) determined that the coil spring was in the there to aid in the assembly process in the factory. No positive impact on cooling except maybe adding a bit of rust to the coolant as it ages which would be negative at best.

 

^^Both of these!^^
It's not needed.

 

Oh no, the "the spring must be in the hose" myth again!!!!LOL Regarding myths, don't forget to jack the front of the vehicle up high and remove the temp sending unit in the back of the head when filling with coolant so the cooling system will burp. LOL....I'm just joking, but jacking the front up is a myth perpetuated on the Interweb.

 

Do you really think for a second that the factory would struggle putting that POS spring in the hose just to aid in the assembly process.

The girl in the pic is demonstating how the spring is inserted.

 

thanks guys for clearing that up. Some of the older threads I was reading on it went on and on with no clear answer. looks like its going in without one

 

Well, we're here to bust myths and give you accurate info.

We're also just a teeny bit clearer than mud...

LOL.

 

FARM TEK 18003276835 SS spring WE1056 $4.75 ea I used three of themthey are about 4-5inches long each.

 

Yup, that's exactly how the spring is inserted into the hose....Definitely an official Daimler/Chrysler video.

 

For your reading pleasure (note the name of the person writing this). Note also my signature. LOL

http://www.martiauto.com/faqfocus.cfm?qid=20

And...

http://automotivemileposts.com/autob...dhosecoil.html