- 1. Removal of radiator and heater hoses (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 21:01:15 -0500
- It seems as though I'm removing my radiator and/or heater hoses on an annual basis for one reason or another. I've noticed that after a season of driving, it is pretty tough to get the hoses off. The
- /html/6pack/2002-01/msg00285.html (7,701 bytes)
- 2. Re: Removal of radiator and heater hoses (score: 1)
- Author: "Brooks Bullock" <airsmyth@adelphia.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 21:24:10 -0500
- I like using Hylomar Brooks 74 & 76 six annual nipples for
- /html/6pack/2002-01/msg00286.html (8,234 bytes)
- 3. Re: Removal of radiator and heater hoses (score: 1)
- Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>
- Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 20:23:21 -0800
- Maybe a little bit of marine/waterproof grease? Rob 74 TR6 daily dribbler, currently on 3 wheels and a jackstand for a suspension rebuild.
- /html/6pack/2002-01/msg00290.html (8,066 bytes)
- 4. Re: Removal of radiator and heater hoses (score: 1)
- Author: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 00:02:08 -0600
- nipples <snip> How about a touch of silicone grease or even silicone spray? Harmless to rubber, and as long as you don't use much, there's not much danger of contaminating the cooling system. A very
- /html/6pack/2002-01/msg00293.html (8,740 bytes)
- 5. Re: Removal of radiator and heater hoses (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:42:54 -0500 (EST)
- Don't use anti-sieze type compounds for the hoses. In fact, don't use anything that might attack the hose (like petrol-based grease) for installation either. The "right thing to do" is to get a tool
- /html/6pack/2002-01/msg00316.html (8,248 bytes)
- 6. Re: Removal of radiator and heater hoses (score: 1)
- Author: William Whitmoyer <wwhitmoyer@samsonite.net>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 09:36:56 -0500
- If you are going to toss the hoses anyway, just cut them off...not around the diameter, but from the end. This is a good tip for other types of cars that use plastic instead of metal radiators etc. F
- /html/6pack/2002-01/msg00342.html (9,332 bytes)
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