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Re: Rubber hoses

To: "Mark and Susan Miller" <marknsuz@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: Rubber hoses
From: David Scheidt <dmschei@attglobal.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 02:47:17 -0500
On Mar 21, 2004, at 12:07 AM, Mark and Susan Miller wrote:

>
>> There's a little rubber hose that goes from the fan motor back to the
>> heater box of my car.  The AMCs only used this hose on heater systems 
>> with
>> A/C. I have a couple of them but they are a little hard.  I broke one
> trying
>> to put it on and I don't want to break another one.
>>
>> Anyone know of a way to make old rubber more plyable?
>
> Umm. . . buy a new length of rubber hose for a few bucks?

If I understand him, this is the little hose that supplies cooling air 
to the fan motor.  Typically, they're not available, even for modern 
cars.  You can probably rig something together, but it won't be right.  
I'd try a commercial rubber treatment.






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