Engine/Transmission (1994 - 1998) Intercooler Hose Questions

[surfbeetle]

My wife, daughters and I took the fifth wheel out to Yuma from So Cal this weekend. On the way back climbing the grade out of the desert, below sea level, to 4100 feet, 6% grade on the way to San Diego the intercooler boot at the turbo slipped off. Last week before the trip, I had loosened and checked all of the hoses and tightened the clamps. Also I did a valve adjustment, it drove like a new truck since it was spooling up faster.



So on the way up the hill, I wasn't pushing it hard, we were doing 55mph, 4th gear, boost was a continuous 20 to 30 psi. It will max at 40 but I don't do that since the egt and the coolant temp gets too high.



I loosened, adjusted the hose and retightened the hose. All is well right now since we are home and I have parked the trailer. I have 212000 miles, should I replace the hoses, if so with what or is there a certain way to adjust and tighten the hoses?



Thanks

Craig

 

[Cosmo]

What kind of clamps do you have?

 

[Bob4x4]

Mr Bobs hoses are the best hoses you can buy

Hand made in the USA. stongest hoses made period. They come

With very high quality ss clamps

 

[surfbeetle]

Cosmo,

My clamps are the factory originals.



Bob 4x4,

Do you have contact info for Mr. Bob's, I'm not familiar with that name.



Thanks

Craig

 

[surfbeetle]

Okay, found it.

Mr. Bob's Silicon Hoses - Dodge Cummins Silicone Hoses and Turbo Hose Kits

They are a bit spendy, I do realize you get what you pay for...



BUT, I have a $25 credit with Genos and they offer the BD kit which looks very similar

BD Intercooler Hose Kit for the '94-'02 Dodge Turbo Diesel. -Geno's Garage

Any opinions on this? Every bit helps.

 

[Bob4x4]

I don't think the reinforcing cord is the same strength and the # of plys may not be the same. At a dyno event a few years back one of the big dogs(over 100 lbs boost) blew a bs hose,replaced it with Mr Bobs and went on to post huge #s. I've been running them at 50 psi plus for many years now with no issues

 

[JJPage]

You definitely get what you pay for, if you go cheap, this is what you end up with. I blew this pulling my toybox up the west side of McDonald Pass, scared the heck out of me when it went.

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[surfbeetle]

Thanks, definitely good info. I'm not trying to be cheap, just don't have extra to spend. Here on TDR, we see the value, at home, my wife will see $250 for blue hoses when the old hoses were black... but she will understand that it's a 17 year old truck and things need replacing periodically.

 

[Bob4x4]

If you want sticker shock the Oem replacement boost hoses and clamps are about the same as Mr Bobs complete kit with ALL the coolant hoses too

 

[Bob4x4]

I lost a factory clamp while climbing the grapevine at some pretty good boost,I thought my wife was going to jump out the window :-laf

 

[surfbeetle]

I hear that, my wife thought it was something with the A/C since the noise was a whooshing sound.

 

[radixr]

Thumbs up for Mr. Bob's!

I bought a complete set of Mr. Bob's coolant system hoses. A couple years later one of them developed a pinhole leak. Mr. Bob sent me a replacement right away, no hassles.



I then ordered a set of boost hoses and clamps. All are performing well. His products are top quality and he stands behind them. Oo.

 

[GAmes]

It sounds to me that you just didn't tighten the clamps securely. I'm still running the original hoses and clamps. The only difference is my max boost is 32.

 

[surfbeetle]

That could be a possibility, I'm fairly certain that they were tight but you never know. Given the fact that the truck is 17 years and has 212,000 miles I'm going to replace them before I pull the trailer on another trip. Around town to and from work it's not been an issue since I don't get much boost while driving seven miles to work.