Steel upper and lower waterhoses?

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Can steel upper and lower water hoses be replaced on a Cat 330 with reinforced rubber hoses? Mine are rusting and soft.

crasster · Answer

Get photos of the general area and post them.  This is an iffy question for me.

matt_colie · Answer

Bob, If those are truly steel formed lines and they are "soft" you have big problems with the cooling system.  The coach must have been run with the coolant corrosion inhibiters depleted.  Steel cooling lines are usually used when the span is too great for a rubber hose to be self supporting.  If you can span the distance, or arrange support you can use rubber. Matt - the OE refugee.

femailyetti · Answer

If they are not bent, then you can use a copper plumbing pipe with the same OD.  If they have bends in them you may have to get creative as if they are radiator lines they don't make a flex that large that easy to get a hold of.  If they are heater hose, you  may get lucky and find some sort of flex metal hose.

moisheh · Answer

You can find them online or at any large truck parts store. They are universal. Take off he old owns and they can be matched.Moisheh

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