2004 Ford Escape Hose replacement with radiator flush

2004 FORD ESCAPE
110,000 MILES • 3.0L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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I travel to Miami often which is a 150 mile round trip in the summer. I'm changing fluids out and would like to replace all of my hoses for the cooling system. Upper and lower rad hoses are soft. Was going to swap out thermostat and heater hoses also but was surprised at the number of hoses and connections. My challenge is trying to order the correct hoses. Do you know where I might find a listing of all the hose parts or a diagram to ensure I replace them all. Ford's site isn't real helpful and hard to translate Ford part numbers to parts found from cheaper online retailers. Last thing you want to do is overheat or bust a hose in south Florida.

Thank you for your time.
Apr 10, 2014 at 12:27 PM
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we don't even have diagrams of hoses rock auto .com shows only upper and lower rad hoses it does list an thermostat hose but doesn't show it. gates and dayco are suppliers for the OEM's so if you get that brand they are factory replacements. Heater hose may be just sold by the foot.
Apr 10, 2014 at 1:35 PM
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