rad hose $304.95 plus tax

WOW! You didn't shop the aftermarket? I just had a peek on rockauto.com and the most expensive rad hose for either of the motors is $35.

Fordsforever6.0 said:

WOW! You didn't shop the aftermarket? I just had a peek on rockauto.com and the most expensive rad hose for either of the motors is $35.

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in canada ford does not make them no more and after market was not availible at all

i sure as heck woulda been looking for alternative sources. scrap yard, something. but youre up in kap so your sources for that sorta thing may be limited i guess...

5pointslow said:

i sure as heck woulda been looking for alternative sources. scrap yard, something. but youre up in kap so your sources for that sorta thing may be limited i guess...

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hi if u look at the year if we look at the scrap yards they will be almost as rotten if not would not last that long we have 2 srcap yards in my town

b4000 said:

I'm pretty sure you can get almost any part aftermarket over the Internet. Mercury Sable was a popular vehicle. Failing that, you can probably make the part with radiator flex hose:

It comes in various lengths and diameters. Last time I checked, they're around $15, or so.

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if you would see this hose it goes under the water pump and it goes in the back of the serpentine belt its not one of the main hose its made in steel and its really weird shape the shop said their is no way that it could be made it is flated so it goes behind the belt and has weird curves in it

You got me curious, so I Googled it. Does it look like this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/96-99-Ford-Taurus-Lower-Coolant-Hose-Duratec-f6dz-8a567-/150667939189?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2314824d75

That does look pretty weird. Almost like something you'd find on a Japanese sport bike. Yeah, I guess it would be pretty hard making a replica of that.

I guess every vehicle has got it's version of my Mazda's $125 plastic mud flap. They're like booby traps, waiting to bite us in the ass!

if ya had to order it anyways. might as well ordered it online and save the cash.

I have not got one thing local for my truck anywhere near the price online in the US. i can wait a few days to save hundreds of $$

Well Gilligan you must be on an island. Order through the interweb and save yourself some head aches. You were hosed down by your "stealer"!

b4000 said:

I guess every vehicle has got it's version of my Mazda's $125 plastic mud flap. They're like booby traps, waiting to bite us in the ass!

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I need a part for one of my Mazda's. A new one can only be found in Japan, from the factory and I think its something like $900. The car was only sold one year in North America, so junkyards are out of the question. Only one I've been able to find was in Australia. $100 for the part and probably $100 to ship...