Remove Old Hoses

• 1). Buy the correct water/coolant hoses specified for your Ford Taurus, Gates hoses #22242 (upper) and #22505 (lower). If the Gates hoses are out of stock, another brand will work as long as it fits your model year of the Ford Taurus specifically.
  
  
• 2). Use a flathead screwdriver to loosen the screw that controls the tension of an adjustable clamp to move it out of the way. Remove the old clamps depending on whether they are adjustable or tension. If the clamp is a wire tension clamp, use pliers and squeeze the clamp to move it to an area of the hose that is more pliable so it is out of the way.
  
  
• 3). Mark where the old hose came to on the machinery so you can put the replacement up the same amount and avoid leakage. Take a picture of the original placement if you have a digital camera so you can replicate it.
  
  
• 4). Cut the hose with a utility knife if it has seized to the machinery to aid in removal. Just slit the hose downward a couple of inches below the insertion point in order to peel it away as needed. Use a piece of coarse sandpaper to clean the area where the hose was stuck to the automobile part. Clean the other connection areas while they are free.
  
  
• 5). Jack up the Ford Taurus one side at a time, put the jack stands in place and let the car down on the jack stands. Make sure you block the rear wheels. Place a container below the radiator to catch the coolant mixture so it does not go into the storm drains and thus the ground water. Pour the mixture back into an empty coolant bottle and dispose of properly according to your community's rules on toxic substances.
  
  
• 6). Drain the radiator by opening the drain plug located at the bottom or take out the bottom hose. Remove the top hose by slipping it off the radiator shroud at one end and the thermostat housing at the other. Discard all the used hoses and clamps. Sand the areas where the old hose met the Ford Taurus parts to remove pieces of hose and other grit.
  
  

Install New Hoses

• 1). Reverse the steps from those used in removing the old Ford Taurus hoses to install the new ones. Use adjustable clamps with screws for greater protection in holding the new hoses in place.
  
  
• 2). Place the clamps on the top hose and slide toward the middle of the hose. Push the hose securely onto the top opening in the radiator shroud at one end and the thermostat housing (at the top of the water pump) on the other. Tighten each clamp by tightening the screw.
  
  
• 3). Repeat Step 2 for the clamps and connect the hose to the bottom radiator shroud at one end and the bottom of the engine at the other. Adjust the clamps into place and tighten the screw.
  
  
• 4). Fill the radiator with a 50/50 blend of coolant and water up to the radiator cap line. Refill it as it goes down. Do this until it stops percolating and making room for more coolant. Start the engine with the radiator cap still open.
  
  
• 5). Start up the Ford Taurus. The thermostat will get warmer and the fluid will drop as the coolant begins to circulate. From here, you can finish filling up the radiator. Replace the radiator cap and fill up the overflow reservoir to the line marked "full."
  
  
• 6). Check to see that the temperature gauge doesn't run higher than before. Verify that the drain plug is closed and there are no leaks at the hose connections or anywhere else.