Topic: removing 1966 (289)heater core preparation

[CharlesTurner]

Might want to save that hose if its not cut or damaged   and the details check out

+1!

[Hipo giddyup]

Sorry to disappoint but I didn't keep the hoses.  That was the reason why I took pics of the hoses and clamps to begin with. I wish I had the space to keep everything I find interesting from these cars!

 Looks like they were cut outside the firewall and pulled through when they removed the heater core (they were quite short). I will say this, those hoses, although stuck to the heater core pipes, were made very well. Even with it's age, I could tell it was thick and like a "heavy" grade rubber. Now the son who was selling these parts had said it had likely been in their Dad's shop for 40 years. This could be why the hoses still seemed in good shape as I'm sure exposure and heat would likely degrade the rubber??

[jwc66k]

Fifty year old heater hoses are difficult to remove intact, especially if the car has led a hard life: raced, sat outside, driven in the rust belt - you get the idea. Of the two heater hoses, at best I've removed only two over several years that could have been reused, and I've regretted doing that. The same applies to the other hoses on the engine. Time is not your friend.
Jim
 

[midlife]

Time is not your friend.
Jim

How true...how true.  Ask me how I know...