|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
04-11-2018, 01:37 PM | #1 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Coshocton Ohio
Posts: 168
|
Removing upper radiator hose
All I wanted to do is install a pair of Robert Shewman's thermostats. Easy job. Right? well not if you can't remove the upper end of the hose from the radiator. It seems that I need to remove the entire hose but the bottom end is stuck to the water pump.
Any ideas other than cutting the hoses and installing new ones? |
04-11-2018, 02:08 PM | #2 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys
Posts: 10,259
|
Re: Removing upper radiator hose
They make a special tool for that; it looks like an awl with the last 1 inch or so bent at a 90° angle. They're not a perfect solution, but they work in most caes.
|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|
04-11-2018, 02:23 PM | #3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 7,924
|
Re: Removing upper radiator hose
__________________
The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... "Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!" "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0 |
04-11-2018, 03:23 PM | #4 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Oshkosh, Wi
Posts: 4,516
|
Re: Removing upper radiator hose
I usually take an arc joint pliers and try to twist the hose to loosen it.
|
04-11-2018, 03:46 PM | #5 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Wiscasset, Maine
Posts: 1,965
|
Re: Removing upper radiator hose
If you can open up one point on the hose to water pump, spray some PB blaster or WD40 in and let it work a bit. Open up a little more, more spray, etc. and you can probably get it off with a little prying and twisting on the hose.
|
04-12-2018, 08:54 AM | #6 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Wisconsin, USA
Posts: 8,935
|
Re: Removing upper radiator hose
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
Quote:
Petehoovie has posted a photo of one.
__________________
"I can explain it for you. However, I can't understand it for you". |
|
04-12-2018, 03:23 PM | #7 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: North of sandy ago, CA.
Posts: 2,063
|
Re: Removing upper radiator hose
Great for window gaskets.
Bruce
__________________
Works good Lasts long time |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|