the metal line that my heater hose connects too is leaking around the clip that holds it to the body. iv always noticed it leaked but ever since my cars been down it must be leaking horribly because i lost my entire coolent bottle full of coolent and over half my radiator

 

help, maybe its my diverter line, how do i plug it? i really need to get this fixed. what are the worries about plugging that line?

 

Just replace it.

 

how? where can i get a new one

 

Replace it with a regular heater hose, no need for the metal line.

 

but its metal all the way back? can i get a heater hose that long? i have a rubber heater hose but near the body it goes onto a metal line that goes back to the firewall, its below the diverter line. how do i plug the diverter line so i know its the metal line its self.

 

Even if you found one, you will never get that line off. I just removed an engine from an 88 GTA today, and that line won't come out until the engine is out.

Just run generic rubber heater hose and leave that pipe where it is.

 

thats the weird this is that it didnt start leaking till AFTER i swapped engines -.-, i dont know what you guys mean by running a new heater hose line. explain please because i already have the rubber hose on there.

 

It was probably rusted already, then when it was disrupted during the engine change, it popped.

Of couse even steel lines need to have rubber on the ends for the connections. We are talking about removing the rubber end connetions you have now, and buy heater hose by the foot and run it the full length of were your old rubber-steel-rubber lines were.

 

ohhhhh. ok now i understand, thank you!!

 

it's the 3/4 inch hose and you'll also need a 3/4 inch tee.

adv auto doesn't carry the tees but autozone does

 

got the line installed today and no leaks but im having an issue, its not getting a good flow where it goes throw the alternator bracket, its trying to fold over so im not going to get the best heat like i did, any way to fix this?

 

Why is it going through the alternator bracket?

 

thats how my factory one was ran, it came off of the metal line, up under the alternator, threw the bottom of the alternator bracket to the heater line on the waterpump.

 

Get a piece of 3/4 copper tubing that is bent to fit the area and it will not kink. You can go to a Air Conditioning shop or a place that sells copper fittings and take a piece of your hose and get the length, size and shape piece that fits.

 

thank you, i didnt think of that either

 

good grief

run the hose under the A/C lines and it lines right up with the radiator

it really isn't complicated. If it's kinking, you cut the hose too long

 

Or too short.

 

the heater hose doesnt go to my radiator, its on my waterpump....

 

ahh, 2.8

 

yes, it has to run through the alternator bracket to even get to the nossle and its trying to close on the bend to get to the neck its self. i need to go get the copper tubbing