replace hoses without replacing the water pump and thermostat? that's not a good reccommendation.

i have almost 100,000 miles on my hoses and they are still good. So good thatwhen I changed my water pump (for failure) and thermostat but still reused my hoses. all except for 1 which I broke.

and absolutely this is something you can do yourself. i'm working on the water pump diy right now and the hoses are covered in it.