Old hoses,

I had a similar experience with a 1971 vehicle that I own since new. The connections to the heater core are inside the firewall and not easy to change. In 2002 at 298,000 miles the core began to leak. The hoses were changed along with the core and were still in good condition. ;)

mike hunt

Mike Levy wrote:

Currently, 1995 GA 129,000+ miles, all OE hoses and no signs of failing in the near future.

Had a '92 Cav that the upper exploded (literally). That was interesting.

Tony

Exploding hoses - now there's a pretty picture. I had a few hoses fail on me early in life so now I change them regularly. I usually change all hoses and belts every four years (but then I'm the guy that buys new tires before the old ones go bald). Rich B

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% There are two classes of pedestrians in these days of reckless motor traffic - the quick and the dead. ~ Lord Dewar 1933 ~

Climbing into a hot car is like buckling on a pistol. It is the great equalizer. ~ Henry G. Felsen 1964 ~

Doesn't everyone?

mike hunt

Rich B wrote:

Apparently not because I see a lot of bald and partly bald tires at the tire store I deal at. What I should have said is that I buy new tires while mine still hae usable tread on them because I hate to risk an accident (I travel a lot).

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% There are two classes of pedestrians in these days of reckless motor traffic - the quick and the dead. ~ Lord Dewar 1933 ~

Climbing into a hot car is like buckling on a pistol. It is the great equalizer. ~ Henry G. Felsen 1964 ~

One need not 'travel a lot' to risk an accident driving on tires at or below the wear indicators. ;)

mike hunt

Rich B wrote: