Since I had some time and was in a good mood I cleaned up my engine a bit and installed the new hoses. Ok they aren't NEW but from a fellow forum member that sold them to me for pennies on the dollar. They are under 5K miles so very close to new. All I know is that a new set of hoses is $150+ $$$$.
Ahhhh nice and cleaned up and hose clamps TIGHT! MUCH better looking and I'll feel alot better out on my roadtrips.
Some of the clamps on the engine aren't easy to get to at all. The right side you won't have much problem with but the bastard collecter on the left hand side is a SOB. It's basically sandwhiched between the frame and the engine without any room to work. I have slim hands/fingers so I was able to menouver the hose from the radiator up and back onto the collector (that the solenoid plugs into) but it took me a good 15 minutes and a screwdriver.
