any suggestions?? the hose will not budg at all

im trying to do this as we speak!

thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by floatfisher &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">any suggestions?? the hose will not budg at all

im trying to do this as we speak!

thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>

My suggestion is get a large pair of pliers. Grab around the area where the inlet is and hose is covering. Twist the hose around a bit (may have to "bite" in different areas to loosen up the corrosion) after you get it to twist, you should be able to get it off.

HTH.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dave_B &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

My suggestion is get a large pair of pliers. Grab around the area where the inlet is and hose is covering. Twist the hose around a bit (may have to "bite" in different areas to loosen up the corrosion) after you get it to twist, you should be able to get it off.

HTH.</TD></TR></TABLE>

x2 or cut it and buy new hoses.

 

Get a razor blade and cut a diagonal line from the end about 1" down, you can then pry the end up and voila! its off.

 

As what Dave_B said.

 

money is really tight right now and didnt want to buy a new hose....wouldnt pliers rip the hose though??

if i put a small 1" slice in it....would i still be able to use the hose?

 

Try sticking a flat head screw driver in between the thermostat housing and the hose, wiggle it around and insert it all around the hose. That breaks it loose too.

 

thanks neo i will try that tomorrow

 

From the sound of it you're trying to get @ the thermostat or something of that nature. Just remove the 2 10's that hold the housing together and take it with the hose if you want to preserve it.

 

spraying wd40 helps sometimes. usually slides right off once it soaks in.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by floatfisher &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">money is really tight right now and didnt want to buy a new hose....wouldnt pliers rip the hose though??

if i put a small 1" slice in it....would i still be able to use the hose?</TD></TR></TABLE>

put a rag over the hose then use the pliers.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Echo7847 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">From the sound of it you're trying to get @ the thermostat or something of that nature. Just remove the 2 10's that hold the housing together and take it with the hose if you want to preserve it.</TD></TR></TABLE> What he said, and don't scratch the housing surface, it may leak afterwards. You might want to change to a worm gear clamp if it leaks.

 

thanks to all of ur suggestions.....i ended up just removing the thermostat housing with the hose attached. although it was tight, i still managed to reach in and grab the defective thermostat.

in the end, my car was running at normal temps again with no problems. i was a happy guy for the rest of the day