Help with heater coolant line

[thefrey]

So I was laying on top of my engine fixing the dreaded exhaust manifold bolt issues and my elbow slipped only to get caught by a heater hose and I broke the connector. Pretty upset but it happens



What’s the best fix for this? Is it to buy a new coolant hose or is there something else?

 

[rdezs]

Pinch the two tabs on the broken off piece, push towards the firewall and then pull toward you and it should come off. Take it to your local auto parts store and match it to the one they're going to sell you. It will have a hose nipple on it for the heater hose to slide on, and use a hose clamp.

Judging from the looks of the other heater hose, I'm thinking you need a new set of heater hoses. One of them goes down to a Y fitting, where one part of the y connects to the water pump and the other part has a hose that goes up to the coolant reservoir. You'll get lots of feedback about reworking that y-pipe with an aftermarket metal one. I'm assuming you just need to get it going for now? If so, most auto parts stores have that heater hose with the y.

 

[rdezs]

Note: the heater hose that does not have the y usually comes with another quick connect fitting. Just pinch those two tabs, push towards the firewall and then pull outward and it should come off. If it's original it will have a spring clamp holding it to the fitting down by the water pump.

 

[thefrey]

Pinch the two tabs on the broken off piece, push towards the firewall and then pull toward you and it should come off. Take it to your local auto parts store and match it to the one they're going to sell you. It will have a hose nipple on it for the heater hose to slide on, and use a hose clamp.

Judging from the looks of the other heater hose, I'm thinking you need a new set of heater hoses. One of them goes down to a Y fitting, where one part of the y connects to the water pump and the other part has a hose that goes up to the coolant reservoir. You'll get lots of feedback about reworking that y-pipe with an aftermarket metal one. I'm assuming you just need to get it going for now? If so, most auto parts stores have that heater hose with the y.

Are you saying the other one needs to be replaced bc it looks brittle?
I have some time for options of replacement as I'm driving a spare car rn. Probably going to order something

 

[rdezs]

Judging from the picture, it's well past its service life. Those cracks in it are definitely not a good sign. If your radiator hoses look similar, might as well do them at the same time.

 

[rdezs]

What year, make and model, and how many miles on it?