[C320-list] Water heater hose change out

[LOCALJG at aol.com]

Thanks Tony.  Do you recall the length of hose it took to replace the  old 
hose?  
 
 
In a message dated 10/7/2010 8:33:14 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
amshd2 at aol.com writes:



John

I replaced both hoses on my 94 #30 last  year.  Mine were starting o show 
their age small cracks here and there  the ends were striating to get hard 
and split ect . 

I replaced both at  the same time.  One reason is that you have to remove 
the hot water  heater in order to get the old ones off and the new ones on.  
Glad I made  that decision because they started falling apart were they 
connected to the  hot water heater when I started working on them.

First drain as much  anti freeze as you can and be ready to drain more when 
you disconnect the  hoses. 

Be sure the Hot water heater is off.  It is eiser to just  cut old hosesoff 
then remove the Hot water. 

I removed the old ones and  took one to WM.   They were easy to run.  It 
helps to remove  the small storage compartment under the oven. 

While I had the Hot  water heater disconnected I took it out and flushed it 
ashore.  Couldn't  believe all the crud that came out.

Tony  







-----Original Message-----
From:  LOCALJG at aol.com
To: c320-list at catalina320.com
Sent: Thu, Oct 7, 2010  10:34 pm
Subject: [C320-list] Water heater hose change  out


Whilst puttering around under the hood, I noticed small cracks  in the hose 
 
hat takes hot engine coolant from the engine to the hot  water heater.  The 
hose that comes back to the engine from the water  heater seems to be ok?  

followed the hose from the engine till it  disappeared into the port  
ulkhead and I presume it simply runs  behind the bulkhead, behind the oven  
and 
nto the water heater?   

y questions are: 1)  how long does the hose in question  usually  last?  My 
oat is 14 years old.  2)  In order  to change out the  hose, will I have to 
ull out the hot water heater  from under the  sink?  

fter looking at the location of the  hot water heater, I believe I have  
lready answered my second  question?  I don't see any way around  it.   

ohn  G. 
ull #329