Phil :
You may be able to "get away with" using a straight upper hose.
However, it will transmit more of the engine's motion to the radiator
than the correct 'pleated' hose, and increase the chances of another
occurence of the exact failure you already have.
Compared to the cost of having the radiator repaired (again), the
correct hose is sure cheap !
Randall
Phil Ethier wrote:
>
> I have a tiny leak in the cooling system on the TR4. I have the "long-neck"
> radiator. The leak is where the upper radiator hose connects to the upper
> radiator fitting. I figured that I might just as well replace the hose as
> fiddle about with tightening the clamp and the like. The hose does not
> appear brand new, but does not appear to be falling apart, either.
>
> The question is: Do I need to get the original hose? The hose has several
> "pleats" in it. I assume this is to allow it to stretch and shrink along
> its axis. Is this a fairly-standard hose, or a rare part only available
> from TRF and other mail-order places?
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