[Shotimes] Heater Hose

[Kevin - Cheryl Airth]

Chris:
 The sensor is your "CELO". Cold Engine Lock Out sensor. It keeps the
interior fan from coming on until the engine coolant warms up. Good advice
on the heater hose clamps. Ford recommends cutting the crimped aluminum band
off and using clamps. I used my Dremel tool to avoid gouging the metal tube.
Let us know which hose you need so we can find the part number. Some can be
fixed with just regular hose but I found using the proper molded hoses will
keep it from leaking again. I change ALL rubber hoses at 100K miles on my
SHO's.
Also check that the metal tube has not rusted and caused a pinhole leak. Can
you pressure test the system cold? It is much easier to chase leaks when the
motor and coolant are not boiling hot!
.
.


>     The '95 has sprung a coolant leak, now leaving us without a car ('94
is
> STILL being worked on).  I'm curious if anyone has replaced the heater
hoses
> before.  I'm having quite a time getting the darn bolt that holds the line
> to the block off.  Also, does the whole assembly (rubber hose crimped to
> metal line) get replaced or is it more common just to get a new rubber
piece
> crimped onto the end?  I'm not sure if I'm dealing with the inlet or
outlet
> hose, it is the left one going into the firewall.  Maybe in the process I
> will replace the thermostat as well, since the system is already drained.
> Also, there is a sensor in the middle of this metal line, can anyone tell
me
> which one it is?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris