Well guys I really dun goofed this time. I was doing my rear heater delete the other day, and it was getting dark and I was tired. To make a long story short, while using my Knipex Cobras I thought I was grabbing the hose coming off the driver's side rear heater pipe (behind the engine), but my dumb ass grabbed the hose coming off the actual heater core pipe above it by accident. I mangled the end of it pretty decently, but not very deeply; maybe only the first 1/4" or so. After this I decided I was too tired and it was too dark to keep working, so I packed it up for the night. I'm not by my truck right now but I will take pictures and upload them when I can.
I've been trying to find solutions to this; I can't really replace the pipe, as from what I understand it goes all the way to the heater core and I'd have to take my entire dash apart, which I am just not willing to do. So basically I see three options here:
1. Just leave it the way it is , slide a hose over it and clamp it and hope it doesn't leak
2. Heat it up and try to bend it back the best I can, although I fear that I could cause more damage than I fix; I'll never be able to get it totally round again anyway.
3. Cut off the last 1/4" or so with an angle grinder; the pipe sticks out of the firewall about 2", so I'd still be able to get a hose on there and clamp it
Anyone have thoughts on this? I'm really leaning towards option #3 right now.
I've been trying to find solutions to this; I can't really replace the pipe, as from what I understand it goes all the way to the heater core and I'd have to take my entire dash apart, which I am just not willing to do. So basically I see three options here:
1. Just leave it the way it is , slide a hose over it and clamp it and hope it doesn't leak
2. Heat it up and try to bend it back the best I can, although I fear that I could cause more damage than I fix; I'll never be able to get it totally round again anyway.
3. Cut off the last 1/4" or so with an angle grinder; the pipe sticks out of the firewall about 2", so I'd still be able to get a hose on there and clamp it
Anyone have thoughts on this? I'm really leaning towards option #3 right now.