Many times when the hoses start to fail, you will have a head gasket failure. Oil causes the hose to swell and break.
The other thing is to make sure you get the factory clamps with the hoses. Make sure the radiator neck is OK many fail and it looks like a hose slipped off, but the radiator is actually broken.


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