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Title: PWR radiator: upper radiator hose question
Post by: rablack21 on December 01, 2014, 07:01:34 PM

How do you route the upper radiator hose on these pwr radiators being that the outlet is straight instead of curved inwards? Guys that have these radiators, what did you do? Did you use the oem hose and bend it around the frame? Did use incorporate 90 deg elbows? Did you buy a new piece of hose?(http://forums.trx250r.org/vbulletin_imports/100_3858_2017-04-18_262.jpg)

Title: PWR radiator: upper radiator hose question
Post by: havinnoj on December 01, 2014, 07:12:39 PM

I think the later year hoses are setup for factory-straight inlets & outlets - maybe grab some later year hoses?  That's what I did on mine.

Title: PWR radiator: upper radiator hose question
Post by: Hawaiiysr on December 01, 2014, 09:23:43 PM

You need a 89 hose. 86/87 radiators have curved outlets. 88/89 radiators have straight outlets.

Title: PWR radiator: upper radiator hose question
Post by: rablack21 on December 02, 2014, 08:28:17 AM

My Clymers manual never showed a picture for the straight outlet radiators. Can someone post a pic of the upper hose attached?

Title: PWR radiator: upper radiator hose question
Post by: sameltoe on December 02, 2014, 08:41:20 AM

(http://i1347.photobucket.com/albums/p701/samw450r/20140507_205322_zpsmouf8pnu.jpg) (http://s1347.photobucket.com/user/samw450r/media/20140507_205322_zpsmouf8pnu.jpg.html)

Title: PWR radiator: upper radiator hose question
Post by: rablack21 on December 02, 2014, 09:10:06 AM

Thanks for the pic Sam. I am curious now though. If you have to turn your head to get the hose to bolt up, how can you run the upper motor mount?

Title: PWR radiator: upper radiator hose question
Post by: aberegg05 on December 02, 2014, 10:03:31 AM

Best pic I have right now. Ill post another later. U need an 88-89 rad hose. No u do not turn the head.
(http://forums.trx250r.org/vbulletin_imports/355_3860_2017-04-18_5701.jpg)

Title: PWR radiator: upper radiator hose question
Post by: sameltoe on December 02, 2014, 01:14:54 PM

My head is on correctly. That's how the pc's are, guess I didn't think about that when I posted. My bad

Title: PWR radiator: upper radiator hose question
Post by: rablack21 on December 02, 2014, 01:27:26 PM

Quote from: sameltoe;46974

My head is on correctly. That's how the pc's are, guess I didn't think about that when I posted. My bad

Foreign object! LOL.

Title: PWR radiator: upper radiator hose question
Post by: Hawaiiysr on December 02, 2014, 01:32:10 PM

Not mine but one I found(http://forums.trx250r.org/vbulletin_imports/219_3861_2017-04-18_5478.png)

Title: PWR radiator: upper radiator hose question
Post by: rablack21 on December 02, 2014, 01:36:34 PM

Thanks for the pic Josh. That does help. Looks like it's time for some new radiator hoses!

Title: PWR radiator: upper radiator hose question
Post by: Hawaiiysr on December 02, 2014, 02:30:13 PM

EBay has those nice colored silicone rad hoses on the cheap.