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lljjmm
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« on: March 19, 2015, 05:26:45 PM »
Has anyone ever had any of the radiator hoses go bad (other than tightening of clamps)? If so, which ones?

I am thinking about replacing them as the bike is now 15 years old  with 45K (2000 Valk Interstate).
Age is the main reason. Thanks for any input.

 
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Bighead
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« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2015, 05:28:53 PM »
Nope almost 18 yrs old and 100+k.
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sandy
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« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2015, 05:44:34 PM »
17 yrs old and 148K and all hoses are original.
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deadwood
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« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2015, 07:50:19 PM »
I replaced mine at 10 years and 50K miles, but only because I was taking a 30 ride to Alaska. I saw nothing wrong with the ones I removed. It was just "recreational" maintenance.
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« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2015, 04:05:12 AM »
I had to replace the lower one because when I installed a new water pump the hose split getting it back on. this was somewhere around 100,000 miles.
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Black Dog
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« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2015, 05:55:15 AM »
I had a coolant leak that turned out to be the 'O' ring(s) where the piping attaches to the thermostat (#'s 11 & 12 in the pic below).  While in there to fix that, I replaced the upper & lower hoses, thermostat (new gasket here too, #2 in the pic), and the '0' rings.



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« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2015, 10:36:46 AM »
These hoses seem to last forever, but if they don't, the usual culprit is the squeezed rubber right under the clamps.
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