Upper radiator hose blew-2002 Ford Windstar SEL

[B and C]

They still sell small rolls at the hardware store: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-19-Gaug...re/3109493

This is what I actually carry, bailing wire rolls are large.

[rvpopeye]

I worked on a farm for 2 years (in the campground division) and carried a roll in the gator. It's mighty handy I tell ya.
(Now for the real reason for this post..)
I remember a day that the herd decided to bust through the fence and helped themselves to a couple of picnic baskets and cleaned off a table or 2 also before they got rounded up and re did the fence using said roll..you should have seen the look of terror in one lady's face..priceless . "Lady , they're cows not mountain lions " and glad they're not ! Imagine a mountain lion that clocks 1000# ?

Anyhoo , I go hang out at the farm most days for at least an hour or 2. My old right hand from the CG is now in charge of operations there. AND I really hope this info helps with that hose...see ? I didn't go off topic !

[Blacktank]

since it happened once,it ill happen again

cut a section of the bad hose out long enough to cover the problem area,one cut lengthways,put it on the problem area,it should hold itself in place

[GotSmart]

So one vote for nothing, one for duct tape, one for bailing wire and one for zip ties. 

  Are we in agreement? 

[B and C]

Yep, fix it!

[rvpopeye]

Take it to the dealership ??

[GotSmart]

Take it to the dealership ??

Now that is definitely the wrong answer. 

Boy Popeye, you sure ain’t right. 

What was the question again?

[rvpopeye]

WHO ME ??
"Ain't Right"
You must be mistaking me for some other pie ratt.

[Roadtripp]

I’m glad it was just rubbing on something rather than gases in the coolant. I had to wrestle with my Chevy van intake manifold for a couple days putting new gaskets in it. Yuk, what a mess. Pressure was building up in the cooling system and popping the lower and upper hose off the radiator. A new radiator cap didn’t fix it so was forced to replace the gaskets. Glad I did as it would not have run much longer. The same hoses are still on it. Ive owned 30-40 old cars and have never had a radiator hose fail. Knock on wood. I ran my van with the radiator cap loose sometimes if I thought pressure was building up. My van runs stronger now. Cleaned the crud out of the intake. Is that possibly a bad O2 sensor making the air fuel mixture too rich? It has loads of power and gets poor fuel mileage.
Come to think of it Ive never seen a cooling system pressure gauge. Thanks

[American Nomad Patriot]

Yep, fix it!

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