Thermostat hose popped off!

[ryankokesh]

So i replaced my thermostat this morning.... And the the hose popped off! I was able to shut the car off before the needle got passed 1 o'clock, but how the heck did that happen? Is there a special trick to reattaching the thermostat hose? I drove for quite a bit before it popped...


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[Hornung418]

You could have overfilled the ET.

[iZHP]

What about one of those metal perforated ties?

[ryankokesh]

Yeah, I was thinking I may have overfilled it. After I bled it though and took it around the block the level was spot on...

I think I may invest in one of those ties...




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[Hornung418]

You snapped it in place? Make sure you lube the inner o-ring with coolant. and really force it on there. It sounds like it may have jarred loose and then the added pressure of the system forced it off the Thermostat.

[ryankokesh]

I'm hoping you're right. When I put it on this time I tried really hard to pull it off without undoing the clip and it wouldn't budge. The weird thing was the clip wasn't actually undone when it came off. Which means I must have put it back on when I put it all back together... Maybe I did a really crummy job of putting it back on? Ugh...


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[Mtnman]

Let's hope u put it back on without raising and setting the clip. If the clip never engaged, then it would pop off with the clip down. If u pulled on it and cldnt take it off, that's a good sign, ull be fine.

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[ryankokesh]

So basically I'm banking on past me being a nincompoop.

I, for one, hope that's the case!


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