V10SpeedLuvr
Enthusiast
A GA-VCA member is having his upper radiator hose replaced on his 97’ GTS. They ordered the hose from an Atlanta dealer. When the hose came in, it was the mirror opposite of what it should’ve been. Aka the bends in the hose were on the opposite side of the hose where they belong. They took the hose off his car to get the part #, called another dealer and ordered it by part number. When that hose came in, it was the same mirrored opposite hose the first dealer gave them. The part #’s match up, but the hoses are total opposites. I do not have the part # that they ordered, but can get it if it will help solve this mystery. The tech working on the car (former Viper owner) said its like they are molding the hoses backwards when they are made. To even get the hose on the car, they are having to put the “radiator end” of the hose on the engine side and then it lays over the airbox and just looks really bad. Its functional, but clearly not right. Anyone run into this? What did you do?
I did a search and saw a Gen 1 owner complain about getting a "backwards" upper radiator hose, but no complaints from Gen 2 owners.
I did a search and saw a Gen 1 owner complain about getting a "backwards" upper radiator hose, but no complaints from Gen 2 owners.