Weird Radiator/Electrical(?) problem

[ml98188]

Anyone ever had this?
Just blew an upper hose on the freeway. Luckily there was a parking place so I immediately parked it, got a cab to NAPA and picked up an aftermarket hose (Gates), Installed it on-site in 99 degree heat. No leaks but I can still smell AF once when things get hot. Maybe just residue(I hope- no visible leaks and everything else seems OK).
The hose I got is a little longer than the Ford unit and does touch the wire to the MAF and rubs against the relay box.
Here's the problem:
When things get hot the OD kicks in and out and/or fails to take commands entirely. Once the temp guage took a dive at the same time but all other times it reads about 1/4-1/3 up the scale.

Had the OD problem before but it turned out to be a faulty computer.

My theory is that the hose touching the relay box is overheating relays and electrical stuff.
Any experience here or other theories?

 

[tdoughboy37]

you the one driving the green one on 405 in renton?

 

[ml98188]

Yep - that was me.

 

[tdoughboy37]

i'm not sure why you are having the electrical problem, but i had the same deal with the length of the hose. I just trimmed mine a little on both ends to match the original. Doesnt touch anything now

 

[ml98188]

Just went out and turned the hose on the fittings a bit to manipulate the bend. It has about 3/8-1/2 inch clearance now. But the unit was touching is the Anti-lock brake controller - not a relay box as previously supposed in the "heat-of-battle". I'm starting to suspect another computer problem here but I don't want to go there just yet. Still open to theories/suggestions.

 

[ml98188]

OK - the Universe is screwing with me.
Wednsday - computer mouse dies- in 10 years I've never had that happen -
what are the odds here?
Thursday - See above. Ok - the odds of a hose erupting are within reason but:
The SHO community is not all that big a percentage of American Motoring.
What are the odds of tdoughboy37, a member of this smallish group, smaller
still in Seattle, seeing it broke down on the side of the road? Add the odds of
him being on the board and answering the post within 20 min of posting and
the decimal places involved get interesting,
I suspect the OD problem is computer related as I've had this occurrance
before. The odds of the same thing happening twice?????
Friday - My toilet handle broke this morning. Pretty long odds on that one too.

In that I'm busting odds all over the place in this current little period of Cosmic whatever -Screw it - I'm buying a LOTTERY TICKET.