Oct 4, 2010 #1 D Donpat Active member Joined Apr 21, 2010 Messages 31 Location Chicago Corvette 02 convertible & 06 convertible Anyone know what causes the upper hose to collapse after engine cools? Hose need replacement?
Oct 4, 2010 #2 E ernestD Well-known member Joined Jul 23, 2009 Messages 305 Location naples fl. Corvette 2002 electron blue coupe I would think so.Replace the hoses and great time to do a coolant flush.
Oct 31, 2010 #3 9 99WhiteC5Coupe Well-known member Joined Jan 19, 2002 Messages 293 Location Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Corvette 1999 White Coupe Donpat said: Anyone know what causes the upper hose to collapse after engine cools? Hose need replacement? Click to expand... A defective radiator cap (overflow jug cap on the C5) will cause the upper radiator hose to collapse as the engine cools.
Donpat said: Anyone know what causes the upper hose to collapse after engine cools? Hose need replacement? Click to expand... A defective radiator cap (overflow jug cap on the C5) will cause the upper radiator hose to collapse as the engine cools.
Nov 1, 2010 Thread starter #4 D Donpat Active member Joined Apr 21, 2010 Messages 31 Location Chicago Corvette 02 convertible & 06 convertible 99WhiteC5Coupe said: A defective radiator cap (overflow jug cap on the C5) will cause the upper radiator hose to collapse as the engine cools. Click to expand... Thanks That was the problem. The replacement caps are a different design with a different part number.
99WhiteC5Coupe said: A defective radiator cap (overflow jug cap on the C5) will cause the upper radiator hose to collapse as the engine cools. Click to expand... Thanks That was the problem. The replacement caps are a different design with a different part number.
