The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Heater Hoses 200 1983

posted by  janglim on  Wed Oct 16 10:05 CST 2002
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Tue Sep 9 11:55 CST 2014
[RELATED]

Regarding the by-the-foot hose - I used this when I replaced my hoses not too long ago. You'll need to put some thought / effort into getting them on to the firewall connector without a kink, but it can be done (the volvo hoses have a molded bend I assume).
There are also a few sharp edges on the rear of the head/valve cover in that area so I sliced the old hoses open along their length and used them as chafe protection on the new hoses (with zip ties to hold in place.)

I second the already mentioned disclaimer about a leaking heater core. If the connections are open now I think I would fill the core with plain water and wait several days before re-routing the coolant - definitely not an ideal test because you won't be able to pressurize it, but if a big leak shows up, you can reconsider the change, rather than undoing the change.

Joe






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.