Upper Radiator Hose About To Blow

Inspected the truck before taking it on a road trip. I found the upper radiator hose was about to burst. Could go at any time and it's the last thing you want to happen on the road. Time to swap it out before it is a problem.

[@pakkelly]

Interesting to see how swollen that radiator hose was. Have you ever seen your degas bottle “puking” due to coolant pressures exceeding 15 psi? (I believe that is the cap rating). I put a coolant pressure gauge on my 6.0 to warn me of impending problems. You did good in noticing that failing hose in the driveway versus on the road.👍🏻 Hopefully it was just a poor quality hose that caused the deformation. Thanks for sharing.

[@paggre]

A gauge is a great idea. I have about 125000 miles on the head studs and new gaskets. I've had no evidence of puking coolant. Thanks for watching and commenting!