03-31-2021, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ROLLGUY
By far the easiest and best in my opinion is to have the hose shop crimp on new hose. The hose assemblies are easier to remove/replace with the engine out, so have the hoses rebuilt before installing the new engine. I am fortunate to have a crimper, so I use A/C hose and sleeves. If I am desperate, I rebuild the hoses while they are in the car by grinding off the old sleeves and using heavy duty hose clamps (two per joint) and 5/8 hydraulic hose. Although I have never had a failure doing it this way, it is still best to rebuild the hoses out of the car, and with crimped on sleeves....Rich
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If someone rebuilds the hoses you need to remind them to be sure to index the hoses properly. Also do US Hose shops have metric hoses?
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