Best place to buy coolant hoses

Don't by an off brand buy either oem or gates or quality something. NAPA or commercial parts store or dealer.

The money you save on a cheap one is lost in replacement coolant, labor down time and being stuck on the side of the road in Bumruck Egypt USA

 

Are you talking about rad hoses or just generic 5/8" or 3/4" heater hose? For regular heater hose we usually use the blue Goodyear heater hose. We've found the red isn't as flexible in the cold and the regular black seems to be affected by oil contamination on the exterior more than the others.

 

I had good luck getting some good quality Silicone hose off Ebay. I buy it by the foot and replaced all my heater hoses.I bought some extra just in case

 

Maybe Dakota has a good solution, but I'd go to a dealer and buy OEM equipment. I don't believe it's good self protection to buy cheap on things that can stop your roll, and a man of wisdom always uses protection.

 

Heater hoses and regular stick hose can be gotten at any parts store. Google "Gates VIN decoder" and they'll give you the Gates part number for radiator and heater code hoses (also belts, tensioners, T-stats and anything else Gates makes for your truck). Your engine has a few formed hoses that you'll need to get from Cat, the air compressor upper hose and precooler hoses come to mind. The back precooler hose is a PITA to get at, but I'd change it. If you're starting to blow coolant hoses, it's easier to schedule some down to time to get it done than it is to do it on the side of the road.

Is your coolant OK? No oil or fuel getting into it? That'll cause hoses to fail.

 

Gates VIN decoder. Thanks!

 

Online ebay get a name brand one