Smokenuryzz
New LVC Member
Hey, does anyone have any tips about how to get the one short 90 degree hose out of the other hose it inserts into? I'm struggling to pull it out. (Female here -- no upper arm strength.)
99 Continental -- Lower Hose Replacement
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jrdnhsnbrg
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Got a picture by chance? I don't quite remember the setup.
Smokenuryzz
New LVC Member
Thanks for asking, but I figured this out. I would delete my original post if there is way. I have successfully replaced the lower radiator hose.
MooJohn
Well-Known LVC Member
*sighs*
Without telling how you did it, people who find this thread in the future won't be helped either. The real benefit to any car forum is not the instant help they provide but the fixes archived over many years.
Without telling how you did it, people who find this thread in the future won't be helped either. The real benefit to any car forum is not the instant help they provide but the fixes archived over many years.
Terrapin88
Active LVC Member
I agree Smokenuryzz. At some point someone is going to be in your position looking for help with this hose. It would be good if you took a minute to explain what you did and how.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Smokenuryzz
New LVC Member
Oh, all right!!! I guess there's no getting out of this.
Please excuse me for failing to follow through with an explanation. The explanation is, there was no hose to pull out of another hose. The lower radiator hose is about 37.5" long, running from one side of the engine to the other. I didn't know this at first. I searched for the part on the AutoZone website and the part that came up was about 16" of straight hose with one right angle at one end. A subsequent search on the OReilly Auto Parts website turned up the correct hose.
To make a long (embarrassing) story short, I mistook the heat sleeve on that end of the hose for another hose. I spent about 15 minutes trying to twist the pull the hose out of "the other hose" before a male friend of mine who showed up mostly to lend moral support pointed out the reason I was encountering so much resistance.
Did I clear that up for ya? :-O
Please excuse me for failing to follow through with an explanation. The explanation is, there was no hose to pull out of another hose. The lower radiator hose is about 37.5" long, running from one side of the engine to the other. I didn't know this at first. I searched for the part on the AutoZone website and the part that came up was about 16" of straight hose with one right angle at one end. A subsequent search on the OReilly Auto Parts website turned up the correct hose.
To make a long (embarrassing) story short, I mistook the heat sleeve on that end of the hose for another hose. I spent about 15 minutes trying to twist the pull the hose out of "the other hose" before a male friend of mine who showed up mostly to lend moral support pointed out the reason I was encountering so much resistance.
Did I clear that up for ya? :-O