Van heater hoses connect the interior heater core with the engine's cooling step. One hose supplies pleasant coolant to the heater core and the other hose returns the coolant from the core back to the engine. When a rupture occurs in either hose, coolant leaks absent and whether Sufficiently is invisible, the engine Testament overheat. Heater hoses can be repaired with a hose repair tools and the do-it-yourself automobile owner can perform the needed repairs in Twenty minutes with a equipment and a infrequent tools.
Instructions
1. Clear the hood of the machine and concede the engine to chill until it is sheltered to inspect the heater hoses.
2. Analysis the complete length of the heater hose for the ruptured nature. Some residual coolant leakage may be existent to comfort instruct the purpose.
4. Apply a small amount of leaked coolant from the heater hose to the outer surface of the hose repair kit coupling.5.
3. Chop the leaking globe absent of the hose on either side nearest the rupture using a cutter. Conserve the shorten lengths of hose up to prevent siphoning from occurring causing the loss of additional coolant.
Position the clamps supplied in the hose repair kit onto each end of the hose to be repaired.
6. Insert each of the repair kit coupler ends into each of the cut hose ends. Make certain that the repair kit coupler is fully seated into each end of the hose according to the repair kit manufacturer's specifications.
7. Slide the clamps into place over each end of the hose repair coupling.
8. Tighten each clamp using the appropriate tip screwdriver.
9. Add coolant as required according to manufacturer recommendations.
10. Start the engine and set interior climate controls to "heat." This allows engine coolant to flow through the heater hoses.
11. Perform a leak check by observing the repair kit coupling connections as the engine runs.
