so i was disassembling an h23a1. it has over 200K on it. i needed some bolts and hoses ect off it before i give to rosko for his ultimate project.

either way, a lot of the hoses feel almost glued to the piping and block. any idea of how to get these off with out cutting them ect? i tried to muscling them off. but i weight 140 lbs.

 

Haha, Im 240 and my motor had 112k on it and it was still a bitch getting all the hoses off. What worked best was vice grips. Id clamp them on the end of the hoses and give them a little twist, until the were removable.

 

i usually get some pliers around them and turn... they should come off...

 

I prefer a flat head screwdriver and pry at the ends to loosen them up; it will help break the seal that formed.

 

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I run the flat head all the way around (or at least as much as you can) to seperate the hose, the get some pliers/vise grips and twist.

 

no wd40?

 

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That should help too, but the best thing, like people have said, it to grip the hose good and twist it to break the seal.

 

ill try harder tomorrow

 

a pair of 440 channelocks around hose and twist

 

Get a hose hook from Snap on. Looks like a curled pick, works freaking awesome on Heater core hoses that are a bitch.

Think it was like $15, works every time!

Or some Channel locks will do it.

 

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i was prepping my engine to take it out today and i came to that same prob. i just stuck a flathead on the end and beat the end with a hammer...came right off...

 

channellocks? ill look at that.

 

use a flathead and pry the end of it. they are fused on, and also act like a chinese finger trap if you just pull on the hose.