Bypass hose splitting

IMHO it's a sorry-*** design. Had problems with them back in the day. I had a piece of copper bent and flared(?) to replace bend in hose. It takes four clamps (two on each end of the bend) but unless you're running Draino in the cooling system, it solves the problem.

FWIW: I got the idea from a friend's Oldsmobiles. The 67 didn't have the metal bend, hose failed. The 74 had the metal bend, no failures, even though the engine ran a hotter thermostat.