i think my buddy and i may have smashed it when changing out my motor or putting the new one back in but its kinda smashed up.

i was wondering if there's anyway to fix it so that its back to a cylinder shape? or almost.
also, would it work if i put hi-temp silicone on the metal nipple and put the hose over it?

my car is an 88 crx dx with a gsr if it matters. thanks fellas

 

Also i lost my diagram when my computer crashed so if anyone has that the diagram to hook up the hoses for my motor in this car that'd be greatly appreciated along with the help.

 

I did the same and ended up just replacing the heater core. My only guess here would be to get some needle nose and straighten it out as good as possible, then yeah, use some kind of sealant as well as a nice tight hose clamp.

 

thanks for the advise. how much did you pay to replace it?

 

If the needle nose doesn't work for you then maybe taking a thick screwdriver inside the tube to push the dents out.

 

Great idea! now if i can work around this damn rain we got in so cal.

 

I did the same thing the metal is very easy to bend get some pliers and shape it right back to how you want it. I would say sealant isnt even necessary as long as you tighten the hoseclamp right.

 

put a socket in there and use a hammer

 

Great idea! thanks for the advise. can i just take out the heater core as it sits by just taking off the bolts that mount it? or is there more to it? the heater hoses never went through it well i've owned it FYI.

 

Also, has anyone had an issue with there car leaking water inside there car? i'm hating life right about now. its my front windshield. i've been siliconing it but its still coming through. i'm thinking of taking off the pillars and the headliner and jsut doing the whole window as it sits.

any other ideas on this?

 

Hate to say it but the winshield leaks generally need the winsheild removed to fix. This means that you usually need a new winsheild as they usually break when removed. The problem could be simple sealing problem around the winshield or rust on your apillars. Pull some trim out and have a look cross your fingers for no rust... haha For the heater removal you can google and find manuals for your car that help with dis assembly.

 

I cant remember. Got it from a radiator/heater core specialist place. Was....$82 i believe. I really cant remember if it was around 50 or 80 hah

 

damn thats pretty cheap brotha. i'd pay that any day lol. did you take off the heater core yourself? what all did you have to take off to take it out? thanks

 

I had the same thing happen to me I used a plastic clutch alignment tool (about the same size as the tube) it work perfect no leaks. (plastic against brittle metal= fix) Mine was worse than yours

PS I think it was the tool from my sohc I wanna say the dohc are wider


That looks like a b18c1

 

thanks a mill bro! i have the clutch alignment tool and it has all the different sizes so i'll give that a shot.

 

is it possible for my to unbend it without taking off my heater core? i have a gsr with the gsr manifold on and the throttle body is in the way and i'm not to comfortable taking that off and putting it back on. but i'll take a second look at it.

also, how can i get rid of all the cluter on the firewall righ there about the heater outlet area. i'll try and get a pic soon

 

actually its already in the second picture