"Jim Yanik" > wrote in message
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> "Earle Horton" > wrote in
> om:
>
> > The radiator in my Jeep is rigidly mounted to the front grille, but
> > the hoses are about two feet long each.
> >
> > Earle
>
> Radiators expand and contract with temp changes.
>
> and we ain't talking about Jeeps. 8-)
>
Everything in the car expands and contracts with temp changes. You can
either install two foot long radiator hoses, or put up with a floppy
radiator. ;^)

Earle