Cooling system hoses longevity

[ice445]

Well they are machines, and machines break. No amount of due diligence will change that for sure. When I was a mechanic the number one thing I heard from a customer dropping off was "I don't understand. It was running fine and then all the sudden.....", and I'd say yup, that's how it works. They're all running fine, until they're not!

So for instance, above we have a broken valve spring. Not ideal of course, but fixable. What we're saying with this thread, is you should have replaced all the valve springs, just in case? Come on.....

There's a lot of parts in an engine that can break, go bad, wear out. I watch the ones that can wear out, but nobody can predict what will break. That's life. Before my mustang I was driving my wife's 11 Ford edge. Damn good car, 250k flawless miles. But one day the timing chain skipped, engine go poof. Bummer, but it had paid for itself 3 times. Should I have ripped the car apart to check the timing chain? No way....

Besides. If that car didn't blow up, I wouldn't be driving my mustang! Lol...

Oh I completely agree, shit happens. That's why I wasn't mad about it. There's no sense in trying to replace everything at a set interval "just in case". Obviously if you're already in there to perform a repair, sure, you can replace some additional related items because it's convenient (you better believe I replaced the rest of the springs when I had the cylinder head off). Otherwise it's just a matter of accepting reality that cars are complex machines and work until they don't.

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[Vlad Soare]

When I was a mechanic the number one thing I heard from a customer dropping off was "I don't understand. It was running fine and then all the sudden.....", and I'd say yup, that's how it works. They're all running fine, until they're not!

My wife is like that. Whenever something breaks, she goes: "how come? It can't be! It was working fine yesterday!"
I have to explain to her that literally everything that breaks today used to work fine yesterday. That's what things do - first they work, then they don't.

Before my mustang I was driving my wife's 11 Ford edge. Damn good car, 250k flawless miles. But one day the timing chain skipped, engine go poof. Bummer, but it had paid for itself 3 times. Should I have ripped the car apart to check the timing chain? No way....

In all fairness, timing chains should be at least checked, if not replaced, around 150K miles or so. It's not only the chains themselves that wear out (i.e. stretch) over time, but also other components like guides, tensioners, etc., some of which also contain plastic parts that can become brittle and break. Timing chains are much more durable than belts, for sure, but even they won't last forever.

 

[Rapid Red]

Hello; I still have points files and the assorted tools to set the gaps. Use to be a necessary skill as to points would form transfer deposits from one to the other and have to be filed smooth and re gapped.

What no dwell meter ............ slacker LMAO

 

[sk47]

What no dwell meter ............ slacker LMAO

Hello; Have a timing light and dwell meter.

 

[Rapid Red]

Hello; Have a timing light and dwell meter.

OK, you ready .... put MSD & Crane distributors in the HotRods, so done with points.

 

[Deleted member 69033]

My wife is like that. Whenever something breaks, she goes: "how come? It can't be! It was working fine yesterday!"
I have to explain to her that literally everything that breaks today used to work fine yesterday. That's what things do - first they work, then they don't.


In all fairness, timing chains should be at least checked, if not replaced, around 150K miles or so. It's not only the chains themselves that wear out (i.e. stretch) over time, but also other components like guides, tensioners, etc., some of which also contain plastic parts that can become brittle and break. Timing chains are much more durable than belts, for sure, but even they won't last forever.

Depends on the car, but to check the timing chain on a 2011 ford edge limited, you may as well replace the engine..... Even if inspected in may have looked alright... It ain't the cars fault I drive like an ass! Lol. The chain skipped when I floored it to pass someone. If I'd have driven the car gingerly it probably would've gone another 50k....

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