Spring inside lower hose that goes from water pump to radiator...

[85GTKid]

Mine got binded up in the waterpump and caused the pump to fail. DO i need to buy a new one or will my car work just fine without it?

 

[bobbys9350]

it should be OK, all it does is keep the hose from collapsing

 

[HISSIN50]

whoa whoa whoa. how did that spring end up in the water pump?

 

[85GTKid]

whoa whoa whoa. how did that spring end up in the water pump?

wish i knew..i must of done something wrong 1.5 years ago when i replaced the pump...only thing is that if it was my bad i dont think it would of taken this long

 

[HISSIN50]

about the only way i can see it is if the spring disintegrated - otherwise the water pump's inlet/outlets are a smaller ID than the hose and spring, so that is weird.

but yeah, some hoses dont even have springs, so you should be alright. i would just replace the hose with one with a spring though.

good luck.

 

[90mustangGT]

You'll be OK w/o the spring. Many radiator hoses have them. They are suposed to prevent collapse.

 

[85GTKid]

some pics of my misfortune

It's an older hose and i dont think there is any risk of it collapsing. What could cause them to collapse? suction on them?

 

[Maryland Stang]

The hoses can collapse for a couple of reasons.

When you are powershifting the engine can jerk around and can actually put a kink in the hose. If the hose becomes kinked when you're at high RPM the waterpump can suck the fluid right out of the hose causing the hose to collapse. It will not reopen until you let off of the gas. Not good.

When the engine is cooling off the fluid wants to contract. If the radiator cap is defective or the radiator overflow vent or hose is plugged the cooling fluid will not be able to pull reserve fluid from the tank and that condition causes the hose to collapse.

Buy a set of Motorsport blue hoses (which are twice as thick as the factory hoses) and forget about it.

 

[HISSIN50]

Thanks for the pics - that is a new one one me. good luck.