jmoore4294 Posted April 17, 2008 Report Posted April 17, 2008 Long story short: Got to work, and as soon as I parked, I see steam just rolling out of the hood. Turned the car right off, popped the hood and found my upper radiator hose busted. After 20 min calling auto parts stores, I found an Advance in another state who had one in stock. Cost $12 for the hose plus some channel locks and a flat blade and 2 gallons of antifreeze which came to $37. Plus some distilled water from where I work for $3. Basically, I got paid today to work on my car. For a little bit anyway. I know I'm gonna get crap for this, but it's a 13 yr old hose with 150,000 miles on it. Guess I got the most out of the hose.... Quote
Psych0matt Posted April 17, 2008 Report Posted April 17, 2008 nice, that happened to me a few years ago, only somehow it managed to not break until about 10 minutes after I turned it off and went into the house Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted April 17, 2008 Report Posted April 17, 2008 good thing you found it at work! I actually found my lower hose rubbing the compressor once! that woulda been bad! Quote
Crazy K Posted April 17, 2008 Report Posted April 17, 2008 why does this stuff not happen to me? still using the lumina hoses that have at least 230,000 miles on them LOL Quote
jmoore4294 Posted April 17, 2008 Author Report Posted April 17, 2008 New hose has a big stamp on it proudly displaying MADE IN MEXICO!!! Woohoo...... And not but a month ago, I had that little 3 inch hose that goes from the water pump outlet to the metal line on the front of the engine bust...that one was somewhat of a pain in the ass to replace. Quote
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