[DeTomaso] Radiator Removal II

[Thomas Tornblom]

Grab the hose end and try to twist it loose from the tube, once you get 
it loose there it should be easy to pull it off.

You may also try to push the hose onto the tube, which may cause the 
hose to expand slightly and breaking it loose.

Warming it up slightly might also work, possibly using a garden hose 
with hot water.

Sliding a screwdriver in between the tube and hose may also work..

Good luck!

Thomas

Den 2015-08-30 13:46, Charles McCall skrev:
>     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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