Heater hose popping off???

Regulator · April 14th, 2009, 04:41 PM

I've been having this issue since I put my engine back in the car (03 Explorer longblock, HiTech cams, longtubes, stock intake). Occasionally when I'm racing, if I powershift the car I blow a heater hose loose. What would be the cause of this? I have done a head cooling mod at the back of the driver side head, could this be part of it? Also, the heater core hose that is farthest to the passenger side, the stock one had a piece of pipe or restrictor there inside the hose, but when I put the car back together I used different hose without the restrictor. Could this be the cause?

casper gt · April 14th, 2009, 07:33 PM

get an oem heater hose, if that doesn't help, rethink your coolant mod.

SWEET2KSTANG · April 14th, 2009, 10:15 PM

the hoses are locking. the plastic piece is what locks it into place. i bet you that is where the issue is.

Regulator · April 15th, 2009, 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by SWEET2KSTANG

the hoses are locking. the plastic piece is what locks it into place. i bet you that is where the issue is.

Clarify?

SWEET2KSTANG · April 15th, 2009, 12:11 AM

the hose ends are larger and made of plastic. there are inserts in there as well that lock the hoses onto the fittings of heater core and motor.

Regulator · April 15th, 2009, 09:59 AM

Well then how should I connect the cooling mod hose to the heater hoses?

SWEET2KSTANG · April 15th, 2009, 01:25 PM

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Regulator · April 27th, 2009, 10:55 AM

That's how I've got it connected. I'll try and take a picture of it today after work and see if maybe I'm doing it wrong.

Also coolant related, my coolant light keeps coming on intermittently. Sometimes it won't come on at all, sometimes after a few minutes of driving, other times it'll be on as soon as I start the car. The resovoir is full of coolant, but the little float inside just sits at the bottom. Is it a bad sensor or could it be something else?

April 14th, 2009, 04:41 PM	#1
Regulator Regular 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 177 iTrader: 0 reviews	Heater hose popping off??? I've been having this issue since I put my engine back in the car (03 Explorer longblock, HiTech cams, longtubes, stock intake). Occasionally when I'm racing, if I powershift the car I blow a heater hose loose. What would be the cause of this? I have done a head cooling mod at the back of the driver side head, could this be part of it? Also, the heater core hose that is farthest to the passenger side, the stock one had a piece of pipe or restrictor there inside the hose, but when I put the car back together I used different hose without the restrictor. Could this be the cause? __________________ '99 GT FS/FT. Click here for details! "And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts, I looked and behold: a pale horse. And his name, that sat on him, was Death. And Hell followed with him."

April 14th, 2009, 07:33 PM	#2
casper gt Moderator 2010 mustang gt auto Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: creighton pa Posts: 7,477 iTrader: 3 reviews	get an oem heater hose, if that doesn't help, rethink your coolant mod. __________________ MM BRACKET RACING CREW CO-FOUNDER BAMA Performance Drag Team Founder 2010 GT auto

April 14th, 2009, 10:15 PM	#3
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	the hoses are locking. the plastic piece is what locks it into place. i bet you that is where the issue is. __________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance

April 15th, 2009, 12:11 AM	#5
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	the hose ends are larger and made of plastic. there are inserts in there as well that lock the hoses onto the fittings of heater core and motor. __________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance

April 15th, 2009, 09:59 AM	#6
Regulator Regular 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 177 iTrader: 0 reviews	Well then how should I connect the cooling mod hose to the heater hoses? __________________ '99 GT FS/FT. Click here for details! "And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts, I looked and behold: a pale horse. And his name, that sat on him, was Death. And Hell followed with him."

April 15th, 2009, 01:25 PM	#7
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	T __________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance

April 27th, 2009, 10:55 AM	#8
Regulator Regular 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 177 iTrader: 0 reviews	That's how I've got it connected. I'll try and take a picture of it today after work and see if maybe I'm doing it wrong. Also coolant related, my coolant light keeps coming on intermittently. Sometimes it won't come on at all, sometimes after a few minutes of driving, other times it'll be on as soon as I start the car. The resovoir is full of coolant, but the little float inside just sits at the bottom. Is it a bad sensor or could it be something else? __________________ '99 GT FS/FT. Click here for details! "And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts, I looked and behold: a pale horse. And his name, that sat on him, was Death. And Hell followed with him."

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