The OFFICIAL heater core hose thread/answer

[Matt-B]

bump, so i dont lose this thread

[Matt-B]

ah fuck i got mine backwards lol

[Jand3rson]

Well, shit.

[samiam3356]

hahaha

[Jand3rson]

hahaha

Yeah, laugh it up, chuckles... :D

[328ijunkie]

woot :D

[Jand3rson]

We hooked them up with the engine in and manifold on, I should be able to squeeze in there and change them. Pulled the throttle body and the wiring harness covers up on the firewall, just enough room to get to the hose clamps and force my hands down in there. The only reason it's going to suck is I'm super claustrophobic about getting my hands stuck in places.

[Jand3rson]

Ughhhh and make sure you do this when you put the motor. I bought my swapped car with it looped and running the hoses was impossible, theres no clearance unless you pull the intake manifold.

Yes, there is. Pull the throttle body and all the hoses attached to it, pull your brake booster hose, and pull your wiring harness off the firewall, and there's enough room to get your hands in and under there to get to them. It's just a waffleswaffleswaffleswaffles.

I've almost got it done, I've got the hose from the top swapped to the bottom, now I just have to get the hose from the bottom to the top, and get the hose clamp on it.

[Matt-B]

<FML, got 1 done also

[Jand3rson]

GOT THE MOTHERFUCKER.

Yes, it was a waffleswaffleswaffleswaffles, and it would have been easier with the manifold off, but I got it. Switching from bottom to top was easy, going from top to bottom is the hard one. There's almost NO clearance between the bottom hose, and the underside of the manifold. I used a breaker bar to push down on the bottom hose while pushing the top hose on. I also opened the hose clamp almost all the way, and put it over the hardline BEFORE slipping the hose on, then tightened it up.

[drumad]

what have you guys been using for the head to core connection? I used some bs hose I had lying around but its pretty ugly.

[samiam3356]

The m20 hose should work fine

[328ijunkie]

Stock M20 hose.

[drumad]

oh you crazy folks swapping from an m20

see if I can find one at napa.. thanks!

[Boostesi]

Stock M20 hose.

anyone have a part number for this hose i need one