Replacing hoses?
Well, still working on the head gasket replacement on my 89 Accord. I'm
gonna be replacing a bunch of coolant hoses and was wondering what everybody else does. I usually clean up the metal part, that the hose is going on, with some plumber's sand paper and then use whatever is at hand. A dab of grease .. anything to cover the corrosion and make the hose removable in the future, without having to cut it. What is the best thing to use? I was wondering about dielectric grease for tune-ups .... saw one guy mention WD-40. I guess I'm wondering if anything in particular is good for the neoprene hose or can damage it in the long run. |
Re: Replacing hoses?
"Forrest" <REMOVETHISrunforrest1@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:jZYxk.20977$cW3.5521@nlpi064.nbdc.sbc.com: > Well, still working on the head gasket replacement on my 89 Accord. > I'm gonna be replacing a bunch of coolant hoses and was wondering what > everybody else does. I usually clean up the metal part, that the hose > is going on, with some plumber's sand paper and then use whatever is > at hand. A dab of grease .. anything to cover the corrosion and make > the hose removable in the future, without having to cut it. What is > the best thing to use? I was wondering about dielectric grease for > tune-ups .... saw one guy mention WD-40. I guess I'm wondering if > anything in particular is good for the neoprene hose or can damage it > in the long run. > > > NO DI-ELECTRIC GREASE, NO WD-40! Those contain petroleum distillates, which will wreck the rubber! And don't use silicone, either, for fear of possible oxygen sensor contamination (no, I don't know how it could happen but why take the chance?). Preferably you'll put the hoses on dry. If you MUST use some kind of lubricant, just use a smear of coolant on the hose stubs. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
Re: Replacing hoses?
Forrest wrote:
> Well, still working on the head gasket replacement on my 89 Accord. I'm > gonna be replacing a bunch of coolant hoses and was wondering what everybody > else does. I usually clean up the metal part, that the hose is going on, > with some plumber's sand paper and then use whatever is at hand. A dab of > grease .. anything to cover the corrosion and make the hose removable in the > future, without having to cut it. What is the best thing to use? I was > wondering about dielectric grease for tune-ups .... saw one guy mention > WD-40. I guess I'm wondering if anything in particular is good for the > neoprene hose or can damage it in the long run. > > since the quantity is small, you can get away with a little grease if the hoses are an oil resistant rubber like neoprene. but unless you're an expert on that stuff, you won't know what the rubber type is. otherwise, use a little smear of a water soluble lube like ky, astroglide, etc. fyi, to prevent future corrosion, make sure you use a quality antifreeze, the long life stuff, and dilute it with distilled water. tap water has a higher mineral content that accelerates corrosion. |
Re: Replacing hoses?
Thus spake jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> :
>Forrest wrote: >> Well, still working on the head gasket replacement on my 89 Accord. I'm >> gonna be replacing a bunch of coolant hoses and was wondering what everybody >> else does. I usually clean up the metal part, that the hose is going on, >> with some plumber's sand paper and then use whatever is at hand. A dab of >> grease .. anything to cover the corrosion and make the hose removable in the >> future, without having to cut it. What is the best thing to use? I was >> wondering about dielectric grease for tune-ups .... saw one guy mention >> WD-40. I guess I'm wondering if anything in particular is good for the >> neoprene hose or can damage it in the long run. >> >> > >since the quantity is small, you can get away with a little grease if >the hoses are an oil resistant rubber like neoprene. but unless you're >an expert on that stuff, you won't know what the rubber type is. >otherwise, use a little smear of a water soluble lube like ky, >astroglide, etc. > >fyi, to prevent future corrosion, make sure you use a quality >antifreeze, the long life stuff, and dilute it with distilled water. >tap water has a higher mineral content that accelerates corrosion. And, make sure it's distilled and NOT deionized. (the water, that is). |
Re: Replacing hoses?
"Forrest" <REMOVETHISrunforrest1@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:jZYxk.20977$cW3.5521@nlpi064.nbdc.sbc.com... > Well, still working on the head gasket replacement on my 89 Accord. I'm > gonna be replacing a bunch of coolant hoses and was wondering what > everybody else does. I usually clean up the metal part, that the hose is > going on, with some plumber's sand paper and then use whatever is at hand. > A dab of grease .. anything to cover the corrosion and make the hose > removable in the future, without having to cut it. What is the best thing > to use? I was wondering about dielectric grease for tune-ups .... saw one > guy mention WD-40. I guess I'm wondering if anything in particular is > good for the neoprene hose or can damage it in the long run. I bought a replacement hose for the heater. It's the short one that's about four inches with about a 45 degree angle built into it. It connects the heater control to the heater core tube coming through the firewall. I tried using just antifreeze and no way. You said not to use petrolium products. I found a small jar of Teflon trailer hitch grease in the garage and used a dab of that. Worked like a charm. Didn't want to get grease on the KY tube. |
Re: Replacing hoses?
Dillon Pyron wrote:
> Thus spake jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> : > >> Forrest wrote: >>> Well, still working on the head gasket replacement on my 89 Accord. I'm >>> gonna be replacing a bunch of coolant hoses and was wondering what everybody >>> else does. I usually clean up the metal part, that the hose is going on, >>> with some plumber's sand paper and then use whatever is at hand. A dab of >>> grease .. anything to cover the corrosion and make the hose removable in the >>> future, without having to cut it. What is the best thing to use? I was >>> wondering about dielectric grease for tune-ups .... saw one guy mention >>> WD-40. I guess I'm wondering if anything in particular is good for the >>> neoprene hose or can damage it in the long run. >>> >>> >> since the quantity is small, you can get away with a little grease if >> the hoses are an oil resistant rubber like neoprene. but unless you're >> an expert on that stuff, you won't know what the rubber type is. >> otherwise, use a little smear of a water soluble lube like ky, >> astroglide, etc. >> >> fyi, to prevent future corrosion, make sure you use a quality >> antifreeze, the long life stuff, and dilute it with distilled water. >> tap water has a higher mineral content that accelerates corrosion. > > And, make sure it's distilled and NOT deionized. (the water, that > is). in this application, it won't make much difference. |
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