How do i repair a heater hose?
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How do i repair a heater hose?
I sprung a leak on my top heater hose, I tried repairing it my self with duck tape lol didn't work, I was thinking about just rubbing some silicone on the hose, what's the best way to plug up a pin sized hole?
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Oh yeah crap I forgot. I just woke up lol. No seriously If you want a cheap strong fix you can cut it where the hole is and go buy on of those plastic connectors at Home Depot or lowes with the barbs on both ends and stick in the hose. They never leak either. I've had one on my 84 Isuzu beater for 6 years and never a drop. It wouldnt really make it any longer either as long as you get the right size so you can jam it in there. They have straight ones and 90* ones.
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#14
cut a piece of the hose where the leak is (just an inch or so) and remove the peice, you can buy a kit from any parts store to splice 2 hoses together. i had to do mine a few months ago.......that damn hose is very expensive to replace!
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My hose came apart at the flow restrictor valve thing. Just replaced it with a $6 universal hose at the local parts store. A month or so later i blew a head gasket. Pretty sure it was not related though.
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You can buy individual hoses and not have to buy the whole thing. You cut off the swaged collars and put the new hose on with regular hose clamps. Now, you know a little more about it.