What did u do to your raptor today?

[Irregular F150]

Not sure, heater hoses probably, that might just be bulk 3/4" or 7/8" or whatever it is. Might be a ***** to get to the heater core ends too, not sure if they are inside or outside the firewall? Mishimoto might have them precut I'm not sure, I didn't go too far on adding things to my wishlist there after I saw the radiator and upper/lower hose set and coolant, it adds up quick but looks awesome...

Right. Id rather not try to deal with something tooo custom lol.

I didnt see anything else when i looked on the mishy site.

 

[CoronaRaptor]

Right. Id rather not try to deal with something tooo custom lol.

I didnt see anything else when i looked on the mishy site.

If you’re replacing that upper rad hose, why don’t you order a factory thermostat and gasket and do at the same time, might save you a headache down the road and you’re replacing all your antifreeze now too so, kind of makes sense to do it all. Another idea which I did was remove my reservoir and cleaned all the junk and gel stuff out of it, I’ve done that twice now since new and every time it’s so gross in there, you will find chunks inside there stuck to the walls of the reservoir, it takes a bit of work to get at it all. It looks like new when you put it back in place with new fluid in it, just saying’ , it doesn’t cost anything, just a bit of time.

 

[Irregular F150]

Got a bunch of parts in my cart now, “thanks guys” ….. lol

Idk if ill get to clean the res since i probably will have the shop put it together. But I’ll definitely try.
*Ill try to find a youtube video and see if its something i can do first

 

[CoronaRaptor]

Got a bunch of parts in my cart now, “thanks guys” ….. lol

Idk if ill get to clean the res since i probably will have the shop put it together. But I’ll definitely try.
*Ill try to find a youtube video and see if its something i can do first

Don't you dare youtube it!!! Take the cover off of your air filter, pull out the filter and set those aside. Unplug your maf sensor and undo the clamp to the air filter box and the long air tube, remove the air tube and set aside. Take the little flexible 3/8 hose off your radiator by the rad cap (do when the engine is cold), there is only 2 bolts I think holding the whole thing onto the inner fender, pull the whole thing off and set on the ground, use a hose to clean it out really good, can even pour some detergent or cleaner in there and fill it up and let soak, repeat until clear, maneuver the hose end around to get a good spray in there to get it clean. It's easy, you can do this! Your mechanic won't do it and it should be done. Might take you 30 minutes total to do this bro. U can use like a pipe cleaner or something to clean the areas up high in the reservoir (don't all Americans have those for cleaning your guns, lol).

 

[Irregular F150]

I meant i need to look up the total job from the hoses to thr fill process before i attempt it. Lol. But it doesn’t seem to hard to do by looking at it idk.

Yeah. I have more than enough equipment to clean the res so if or when i do it myself itll be an easy clean.

 

[CoronaRaptor]

I meant i need to look up the total job from the hoses to thr fill process before i attempt it. Lol. But it doesn’t seem to hard to do by looking at it idk.

Yeah. I have more than enough equipment to clean the res so if or when i do it myself itll be an easy clean.

Yeah, I don't know about that bottom hose, with all of those attachments, seems like a clusterfuk, who invented that abortion, lol.

 

[Irregular F150]

Hmm just came across a couple posts saying these silicone hoses allow for significant fluid evaporation. That doesn’t sound to great. Lol.

 

[BenBB]

Hmm just came across a couple posts saying these silicone hoses allow for significant fluid evaporation. That doesn’t sound to great. Lol.

Oh dammit lol! Sorry I should know better and S T F U when I don't have first-hand experience. In my defense, I was hoping someone else would be the guinea pig!!

 

[funkified]

just plunked down some cash for the R1 brake package (non-bbk) from @Rick@FMS. My rears are done, so time for an upgrade. I priced out some OEM stuff and moving to this set up was not substantially more, so why the hell not. Rick was great in answering questions quickly and in detail. Appreciate that service!

 

[NateMob]

Hmm just came across a couple posts saying these silicone hoses allow for significant fluid evaporation. That doesn’t sound to great. Lol.

In the Land Cruiser community it's pretty well known and discussed that the silicon hoses do in fact weep and "breathe" the antifreeze to the extent that they are regularly pulled and discarded for OEM replacements by anyone that actually takes their vehicle into the backcountry and pushes their vehicle to the limits. They're somehow touted as a performance replacement and they depend on the "its more expensive so it must be better" sentiment.