soldwrangler
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tried my loca autozone, advance, oreilys, westwood, and napa. no one has a lower raditor hose for a 91 xj with a spring in it. does anyone no who might have one
Billfaceeee said:The spring in the lower rad hose is to prevent it from rubbing and contact with your scolding hot powerstearing line's. Find a hose with the spring in it or use a heatcover for the portion that is either right over, or contacting the PS lines.
Jeep914x4 said:I thought it was to keep it from getting sucked shut? I've actually seen mine sucked shut before....
soldwrangler said:the reason im replaceing it is because the hose was real soft in the middle, pulled it off and the spring it broke in half. got to diggin around on napaonline.com and found one with a spring for half the price of the one without the spring. thanks for the help though
langer1 said:Newer lower Radiator hoses have the spring molded in the rubber, that way they don't rust away or slow water flow.
If you must have a spring, any Hydraulic Hose shop can sell it by the foot.
I don't see how closed vs open system would make any difference...1985xjlaredo said:what about on the closed loop system? how could it suck shut then?