"Squished" upper rad hose

[bowtiebrian]

Not sure if I have a problem here or not ... popped the hood the other morning to check the fluids and all that fun stuff and noticed the upper radiator hose was no longer round - not completely closed up, but squished looking (yeah the technical term). I replaced the hose, and notcied a few days later the new hose is now squished - pretty much the entire length from the first bend at the radiator. It's not running hot and not losing coolant. Is this common? What would cause this? Any input or ideas will be welcomed.

Thanks
Brian

 

[btfarm]

Your coolant tank cap is plugged up. Clean and blow it out and you should be good. Very common issue.

 

[CtChevy427]

Brian, give the coolant cap a cleaning or just replace it . They get all crudded up and a good cleaning usually fixes that problem. Check out this link. http://www.thetruckstop.us/forum/showthread.php?t=15175

 

[bowtiebrian]

cool - thanks for the help