http://taurusanswers.com/how-to-change-upper-and-lower-radiator-hoses-on-a-2006-ford-taurus-se-6-cylinder.html Tue, 22 May 2012 03:43:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://taurusanswers.com/how-to-change-upper-and-lower-radiator-hoses-on-a-2006-ford-taurus-se-6-cylinder.html/comment-page-1#comment-841 ken k Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:36:39 +0000 http://taurusanswers.com/how-to-change-upper-and-lower-radiator-hoses-on-a-2006-ford-taurus-se-6-cylinder.html#comment-841 changing the upper one is pretty easy but the lower one is a little bit of a pain/ i usually remove coolant lines at rad base for the trans/unhook the hoses upper and lower at rad/ remove top cover and disconnect rad and pull out from top/ catch all old freexe and discard properly/ then remove hoses from block top and bottom and reassemble/ usually i replace t/stat at the same time/when rad is in w lower hose attached i usally fill block up w/ a/freeze at t/stat/ i then install stat and hose and then attach hose and fill rad/ with coolant in block it gives a head start on bleeding system changing the upper one is pretty easy but the lower one is a little bit of a pain/ i usually remove coolant lines at rad base for the trans/unhook the hoses upper and lower at rad/ remove top cover and disconnect rad and pull out from top/ catch all old freexe and discard properly/ then remove hoses from block top and bottom and reassemble/ usually i replace t/stat at the same time/when rad is in w lower hose attached i usally fill block up w/ a/freeze at t/stat/ i then install stat and hose and then attach hose and fill rad/ with coolant in block it gives a head start on bleeding system

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