WaterWatcher wrote:

> Just wondering what's your rule of thumb for how many years before changing
> coolant hoses. I can only remember blowing one hose and it was nine years
> old. My Haynes manual recommends changing them every two years! How long
> do you let them ?
>
> anks,
> WW
>
>
I always look at the hoses anytime a hood is up . If they appear
softened or swollen near the ends where the clamps are or have any other
visual deterioration, off they come .