Does anyone have a good way of getting the heater hoses off the heater core. Mine are stuck and I can't pull them off for anything!

Thanks

 

i have a tool for hoses, looks sort of like a screwdriver with a bend in it. you hook it under the hose and work it around to break the seal.

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ICON Motorsports
1st & 3rd

 

Snip, snip...

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Later,
Vader
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not sure vader is right this time, my way you can reuse the hose. i think if i were removing a hose i'd replace it anyway so maybe vader is right after all.

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ICON Motorsports
1st & 3rd

 

Razor blade or utility knife, lengthwise along the hose where it's over the nipple; 2 seconds later you're done.

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I just received a dremel for Christmas,i'm sure it will come in handy.

 

Dremels rock. Do yourself a huge favor and buy a tungsten carbide cutting bit or two. They'll go through anything much faster than the cutoff wheel.

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Mine Did the Same Jazz Blue, I latched onto them with Vice grips and Gave Em the old Heave ho ( and im a pretty strong guy, I work in a lumber yard... ) and the Damn Thing didnt even Flinch.

So I worked around em.
When I do have to remove em, Ill Follow In Vaders Footsteps.
There are Pruning shears in the Bottom Drawer of My Tool Chest For a reason !

Thats the "BFH, Sawzall, Crowbar, and Other highly refined Tools" Drawer




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RB's suggestion works every time. One thing you can try first before cutting them though. If you can get a good grip on them with your hands or a pair of channel locks, twist the hose on the fitting. This will break the seal and you can usually twist them back and forth while pulling, and they'll come off.



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89RS w/350 TPI; 69RS/SS w/450 HP 350/Muncie 4-Speed "Too weird to live, too rare to die."

 

Cut them off and replace them. Better now than later.


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Well I just keep pulling and they finally gave up. Thanks for the replies.

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Just a quick observation, but i'm willing to bet that those of you advocating the 'try and twist/pull it off first' method have never actually had to replace a thirdgen heater core.
If those hoses don't come right off, do you really want to risk cracking either one of those thin pipes of the ****ty solder joints holding it together on the heater core. Is $2 of hoses really worth 6+ hours of completely dissassembling of your dash to replace it? Just cut the hoses off and save yourself a huge headache.
...ed

 

Well said, Ed.

 

Hey Ed, just a little side note. I was replacing my heater core when I used the twist and pull method! I wouldn't recommend that method if you're not changing the core, especially considering the reason you end up having to replace your core in the first place is because GM was too cheap to use enough solder on their cores. I compared my replacement lifetime warranted core to the original and noticed it had about twice the amount of solder in the critical areas as the original one! Yeah, if you're just putting new hoses on, cutting the old ones is definitely the way to go.

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[This message has been edited by Pat Hall (edited January 03, 2001).]

 

I Have a nice Big Scar On My Left Shoulder To Always remind me To be Careful When Pulling Off Hoses When the Hood is On the Vehicle


be safe!

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85 Sport Coupe LG4 - Daily Driver

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did it just last night. These hoses are cheap. Not worth the hasstle of saving. I pulled out a razor blade. Give it a nice slice along where they mounnt on the heater core and it peals right off.

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