[DeTomaso] Radiator Removal II

[Charles McCall]

Right. Front hood is now in the living room. 

 

Coolant has been drained. Hose clamps for the hose that connects the
radiator have been loosened to much that they have slid onto the metal tube.
So there is nothing holding those hoses in place except, well, nothing. 

 

Neither hose seems to want to move. These hoses have been installed for
several years now and are apparently very comfortable with their situation.
I believe that they are Green Gates, so I'm reluctant to just cut them, but
is that common practice? Can these hoses that have been through numerous
heat cycles and are sort of stuck be re-used? Part of the problem is that I
can get very little leverage due to lack of space. I've released the bolts
that hold the radiator to gain just a little more room, but even so I can't
really grab them well. 

 

Are these things sacrificial or should I find a little more patience?
Thanks!

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   Right. Front hood is now in the living room.


   Coolant has been drained. Hose clamps for the hose that connects the
   radiator have been loosened to much that they have slid onto the metal
   tube. So there is nothing holding those hoses in place except, well,
   nothing.


   Neither hose seems to want to move. These hoses have been installed for
   several years now and are apparently very comfortable with their
   situation. I believe that they are Green Gates, so I'm reluctant to
   just cut them, but is that common practice? Can these hoses that have
   been through numerous heat cycles and are sort of stuck be re-used?
   Part of the problem is that I can get very little leverage due to lack
   of space. I've released the bolts that hold the radiator to gain just a
   little more room, but even so I can't really grab them well.


   Are these things sacrificial or should I find a little more patience?
   Thanks!