Anyone with a V6?

[01yellercobra]

It's for my daughter so don't burn me at the stake. She has a 2003 V6 and I'm not sure if the upper radiator hose is missing a bracket or something. The way it's routed it's really close to the A/C pulley. We've already replaced the hose once and I thought it was good. But while looking at something else over the weekend we found the hose is getting rubbed through again. The thing is there isn't a whole lot of room between the overflow tank and the A/C pulley. The car is 100% stock so nothing has been messed with as far as I know. Is there supposed to be a bracket or something that holds the hose away from the pulley?

 

[DSG2003Mach1]

google image search doesnt show anything, looks like decent clearance.

is it an OE hose? Maybe something is off a hair with the after market ones

 

[01yellercobra]

I've been all over Google, but can't find anything too clear. Maybe my search-fu is lacking.

It's a Gates replacement hose. We did figure out the first hose that was installed (not by us) was installed backwards. That's why I thought we were good to go with this hose.

 

[DSG2003Mach1]

i just looked for 2003 mustang v6 engine and there were some good engine bay shots

put the next hose on there real quick and post a pic from the front and pass side

 

[01yellercobra]

I tried that and found some decent pics. I think I see the problem. The hose we have in there goes between the pulley and tank. It looks like it's supposed to go just over the tank instead.