The purpose of a radiator hose is to connect a radiator to the moving engine of a car. You can learn about radiators at the Wikipedia. Once on the page, type "Radiator" into the search field at the top of the page and press enter to bring up the information.
The lower radiator hose is located at the bottom of the radiator.
Some vehicles run oil line through the radiator for cooling, instead of using seperate oil cooler, which just looks like a mini radiator.
In most cases the lower radiator hose feeds the water pump. The upper radiator hose feeds the radiator.
Look on top of the radiator and follow the hose from the radiator to the thermostat housing. Look on the bottom of the radiator and follow the hose up to bottom of the block.
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Look on top of the radiator and follow the hose from the radiator to the thermostat housing. Look on the bottom of the radiator and follow the hose up to bottom of the block.
drain the radiator down below the top hose and unhook the hose from the radiator and the engine and pull the hose off.
The lower radiator hose supplies the water pump. The upper radiator hose supplies the radiator.
Upper is hose connected to top of radiator, lower is hose connected to bottom of radiator.
Either the radiator hose is loose where it connects to the radiator or there is either a small hole in the radiator or in the radiator hose. Try checking the hose to see if it's loose or check for small holes in the hose or radiator.
Drain off the radiator coolant into a clean drain pan. Loosen radiator hose clamps. Remove radiator hose. Install in reverse order.
No, you do not have to remove the engine to replace a radiator hose.No, you do not have to remove the engine to replace a radiator hose.