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Originally Posted by sokoloff
Could collapsed or collapsing motor mounts cause that issue with that hose?
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It most likely has everything to do with it. At best, the hose only has about 3/4" of clearance. I recently replaced both front mounts which had the effect of raising the engine something close to 3/4". I believe that if the hose was installed with proper clearance and collapsed mounts, replacing the mounts probably ate up 99% of that clearance. From that point on, every time a load was placed on the engine, it torqued over and the pulley made contact.
That's my theory at least...
It should probably a matter of course to re-check the clearance at that point after a mount replacement.