[flash]

once again i've got the car on stands (i'm in there monkeying around to get a LOT more air into the engine - wink wink nod nod - say no more) - my memory isn't what it once was, so i marked my alternator belt and bumped the key to see which way the engine rotated - as i lift the upper radiator hose to reveal my mark, i feel a groove on the bottom of the hose

RUH ROH!!!!

apparently there is a support clip that goes under the hose to hold it up and away from the belt - when i first got my car i didn't have a garage, and consequently sent it to a shop to have the belts done - they left the support clip off (just another in a LONG list of things they screwed up that i continue to find years later) - i never knew there was a clip, so when i did the belts i didn't think to look for it

long story short, every time i would trounce on the engine, it would lift up and the belt would hit the hose - not good - thankfully i caught it before it cut completely through - here is the damaged hose:
   

so, a phone call to rs barn and a clip made its way out to me - unfortunately these things are very fragile, and i broke an ear installing it - no worries - it still works fine though and will prevent the problem

here is the clip and where it goes:
   
   
   

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[apex]

flash - very timely post from my point of view - my early 1992 car came with a hard pipe instead of the soft hose. But the pipe was corroded so I installed the 1993+ hose while thinking about how to find or restore the currently NLA pipe - and like you discovered the need for this clip. I'm running without it now - after carefully checking that the hose clears the belt.

thanks so much for posting the pic - that is exactly what I needed to see. I too will call RS barn Monday and procure myself a hose "crutch"!

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[flash]

i had about 3/8" between the belt and the hose, but that turned out not to be enough for whatever reason

i know the white car is also missing the clip (not sure why) so i get to do this to that one too

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[Cloud9...68]

Very helpful post! I know my car hasn't had this support clip since I've owned it. I'll have to add this to my list of things to attend to. At least this is a very easy one!

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[rxter]

That's usally covered up by the air intake right? I see what looks like the MAF in the upper right corner of the pic.

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[flash]

nope - you can see it (if it's there) with the intake in place

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