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Old 07-21-2019, 08:47 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by blue62 View Post
Yes and if you don't replicate the conditions a bad hose may be hard to locate.
It May not show it's self as swollen if not fully warmed up and under pressure.
Sometimes you can feel a soft spot in the hose when you squeeze them but that is rare.
Actually, this is very easy to replicate, even with the system cold. You need a coolant system pressure tester, pump the system up to 18 PSIG and start looking at the components.
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