Coolant drain-down

[tintin]

Anyone got any tips for getting one of the rubber hoses off the rear heater.
Just above the prop-shaft there are metal lugs sticking thru the floor from the rear heater, they are piped mainly in small bore metal but with a shaped rubber pipe and clips joining the two.
I can get the clip loose and slide it down the pipe but the ruber pipe just wont pull off the lug!!!
Anyone???
Cheers
Alan

[stormforce]

Anyone got any tips for getting one of the rubber hoses off the rear heater.
Just above the prop-shaft there are metal lugs sticking thru the floor from the rear heater, they are piped mainly in small bore metal but with a shaped rubber pipe and clips joining the two.
I can get the clip loose and slide it down the pipe but the ruber pipe just wont pull off the lug!!!
Anyone???
Cheers
Alan

grip the pipe and twist it with a pair of pliers as its probably molded itself to the metal pipe.Not to hard or you may split it

[tintin]

I tried that mate. It just doesn't seem to want to budge.
Initial thought was it had just moulded itself on, but wanted to confirm that on here before i gaveit some aggresive welly!

[stormforce]

I tried that mate. It just doesn't seem to want to budge.
Initial thought was it had just moulded itself on, but wanted to confirm that on here before i gaveit some aggresive welly!

make sure you got some new pipe first tho to replace it with and then just cut the old $$$$ off and have done with it

[tintin]

Why is it always those little "ten minute jobs" that take all bl**dy day?
Went to yota yesterday and bought red coolant, intending to whack it in today. ( well, it has been running on pure water since i changed the rad on august 3rd!!!)
Thought i'd get that pipe off as its one of the lowest points on the system.
Now it looks like i'll have to take the bash plate off, drop the A/C rad then loosen the botto rad hose......

[stormforce]

the joys of owning a toyota ain't it

[tintin]

give it five minutes to let my lunch go down, then i'll go give it one more try.

[tintin]

Got the B*gger. All done just need to remember to put the rad cap back on in the morning before she drives off!!!

[stormforce]

Got the B*gger. All done just need to remember to put the rad cap back on in the morning before she drives off!!!

put the rad cap on the drivers seat so she knows it has to go back on.Did the pipe just mold itself to the metal pipe then

[tintin]

Yes mate, once you'd confirmed my thoughts that nothing else was holding it on, i got some pump pliers up there and gave it a twist +tug.
Thanks for your replies Richard, much apprciated mate!
Alan

[stormforce]

Yes mate, once you'd confirmed my thoughts that nothing else was holding it on, i got some pump pliers up there and gave it a twist +tug.
Thanks for your replies Richard, much apprciated mate!
Alan

at least your not like me then and just stick the pliers on and twist and pull till the pipe splits and then ask q's after

[The Lang-Shankit Scunner]

Cant understand why mines not got rear heater, has the 2-door got em at all?