Heater Hot Water Tube

[SMD69]

Thats what it says in my Chilton book.

It feels like its metal and just before it connects to the engine it has a metal band that upsizes it to a larger rubberhose for about 4 inches. Then the rubber hose connects to the engine on the block drivers side.
That rubber hose part has a hole in it and i can't get into it.
Any Ideas?
AutoZone has no listing for a Heater Hot Water Tube.

 

[Mr Anonymous]

It's a discontinued part. Best option would be to just replace the whole thing with generic heater hose, just make sure it doesn't kink anywhere.

 

[masho95]

SMD69:
Thats what it says in my Chilton book.

It feels like its metal and just before it connects to the engine it has a metal band that upsizes it to a larger rubberhose for about 4 inches. Then the rubber hose connects to the engine on the block drivers side.
That rubber hose part has a hole in it and i can't get into it.
Any Ideas?
AutoZone has no listing for a Heater Hot Water Tube.

Are you talking about one of the heater core hoses? They are pretty simple to get off. Just unscrew the clamp on each side of the hose and twist and pull until it comes free. If they've never been over they can be a real pain coming off.

 

[ckinart]

SMD69:
It feels like its metal and just before it connects to the engine it has a metal band that upsizes it to a larger rubberhose for about 4 inches. Then the rubber hose connects to the engine on the block drivers side.
That rubber hose part has a hole in it and i can't get into it.

If I'm thinking of the same line, the same thing happened to me last summer. The one I have in mind has a sensor that plugs into it near the firewall, and it has a mounting point about midway along the length of the metal portion. You have to remove the entire metal/rubber line (each end and the midway mounting point), and you can just cut the rubber portion off and replace it with a bulk piece of cooling system hose and new hose clamps.

<small>[ March 29, 2004, 12:34 PM: Message edited by: ckinart ]</small>

 

[Zap]

When I had a leak from one of the heater hoses, I simply cut off the aluminum crimp, replaced the rubber hose with a new piece, and used another hose clamp where the crimp was. I haven't had any problems since.

 

[SMD69]

Ok,
I was able to get some of the wire harness out of the way and i see that there is a sensor screwed into the metal tube.
So I dont see how I can just replace the whole tube with a rubber one if it has a sensor in it.

Unless I cut the metal tube say 2 inches above and below the sensoer and use a rubber hose on both ends of it from the thermastat to the heater core.

 

[ckinart]

Unplug that sensor, and get the entire metal/rubber hose assembly out of there. That's a required step, so tackle that first. Once you've got it out, you'll better understand where we're coming from. You can just cut the aluminum crimping off where the rubber hose joins the metal tube and remove the unserviceable rubber section. Get a new section of hose and affix it to the metal tube with a hose clamp. Reinstall the whole setup with new hose clamps at either end, and you should be on the road again.

Corey

 

[SHOZ123]

The sensor will stop your EATC fan from blowing full blast when the coolant temp is cold in the winter.

You can leave it out and deal with the fan manually or get a some copper sweat fittings that have a 1/2" threaded female fitting in a tee fitting.

 

[ckinart]

SMD69, you have a PM.

Corey