Silicone hoses on Koyo

[carnal_c30]

hey guys quick question

I replaced my radiator with a Koyo, and today my upper hose just went, I'm wondering do the aluminium radiators get hotter than the plastic ones? I know they feel hotter but maybe its just me and the heat transfer properties of the aluminium, but does an aluminium radiator put more heat into the hoses? reason I ask is I need new hoses, I ordered hose from Nissan but I'm thinking maybe it will happen again, and I should just go silicone

any thoughts and opinions?

thanks!

[theicecreamdan]

it was a random chain of events, not related. unless you didn't put the hose clamps on right.

[carnal_c30]

cool, no everything was put on right, the hose just decided to split/crack the next day... just wondering about the heat

thanks

[omgosh]

it was on its way out most likely, and bending it around from where it had been forever most likely did not help it.

[projectRDM]

Aluminum gets significantly hotter, but not enough to damage the hoses since they see heat from the coolant all day long.

[golfer17]

did you put new hoses on recently or were they the original hoses, that were undoubtedly old, cracked, and worn out, no matter how good they appeared to be. its a good thing you caught it though and didnt overheat the motor. i decided to get some silicone hoses for mine so i wouldnt ever have to worry about it.

[carnal_c30]

thanks yea i was lucky i caught it, i just saw the coolant trickling out and changed the hose right away, i was driving long distance later so i lucked out... it was an old hose =p