99 Ford F150 Heater Core Lines

this video goes over how to replace a leaking heater core line on your late model 90’s early 2000’s Ford F150. The leak in this case was caused by a old connecter that was unable to hold a good seal on the heater core.
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[@Fyer]

I love your honesty. A lot of people would try to act like they know it all but the helpful part is seeing how you had to deal with the little glitches that come along with the repair. Thanks so much for being who you are .

[@miketoombs6323]

This video showed how to prepare the quick disconnects for re-installation, something none of the other videos did. They assumed that it was intuitive and it is not, having installed them wrong and corrected it , due to this video. Thanks you just saved me a trip to the automotive repair shop

[@richardjura7450]

VGAPR Garage: Thanks for the video. My 98 F150 was leaking from first hose that connects to back of engine. I pulled on hose and it came out, I then shoved hose back in gave hose slight pull and hose stayed in. Started engine checked for leaks no more leaks. I did all of this before finding your video but at least I know how to fix in the future.

[@cowtowndaddy]

Hey great video man. Gonna fix my heat now in my truck. Mechanic told me to put Vaseline on those o rings when putting them on so not to tear them. 😎 Thanks for video.✌️

[@ambrosiotorres2208]

I just did it today I was having a hard time to getting the horses disconnected till I saw the video.thanks for take the time to show us how to do it.

[@jth1987leb]

escalas mayores Torres love getting comments like this. I’m glad I could help

[@noah6277]

thanks for the video I was concerned with doing the hoses I'm replacing my heater core and a.c. blend door actuator and the door. the previous owner didn't replace the heater core so he just bypassed it.

[@jth1987leb]

Noah Roberts glad I could help

[@tonys4250]

If only the one on my Expedition was that easy. Took me about an hour to get it off.

[@30pvfd]

Took me two hours n my f150

[@nikiwhatley845]

Man thank you for this

[@josephkadzban5524]

Thank you for this video! It worked on my 2003 f150!

[@eduardocontreras7115]

Did it really come off that easy on yours by the fire wall i wish u had video of that nut good shit man

[@josephkadzban5524]

@@eduardocontreras7115 it did, just gotta get the squeeze right...those lil tabs gotta go in to the tube diameter

[@ARTtoGO]

when you screw the last two clamps on I heard it is better to clamp them with the nut 180 degrees from the other nut on the hose. Both Facing outward of course.

[@gregorylyon7216]

Yep, hose clamps. Lol Good job they are a pain. The heater core is a whole different story though.

[@bonniej2609]

People Don't Realize- SHIIIT FALLS down the "grate" (cowl under the windshield- Falling RIGHT DOWN THE HEATER core !) Pull it off every once in a while (I say year or 2🤔) and use small Vacuum Hose to suck it Out😉

[@501jonesw]

The dog surprise was funny... Been there done that... I thought maybe you cut your hand when you said OMG and I was expecting to see blood squirting or something gory. I guess that only happens to ME.. Glad it was only a friendly dog.

[@mlsmurphylawnservice]

Thanks man👍🏿

[@peterford9369]

I have a 2001e150 4.6liter . And I wonder if uve ever had to replace the nipple in the front of the block that the heater hose connects to? They say it's pressed in. I had a pinhole leak just below the hose. The problem was, the nipple has a leveled landing so the hose wouldn't slide down farther on the nipple. So what i did was cut a inch and a half piece of hose sliced it to wrap it around the nipple and clamp it. Rock Auto sells the nipple, 3 bucks. But,, getting the old one out is my delema. That's why I'm asking. I think I may have ask you this a year or so ago. Anyway, at least I can get it if it gets bad again and the fix is impossible. Thanks so much. Glad u got your new tripod. Course this is old, so I'm sure you've come a long way since then. Nice to hear the roosters. Homey. Take care.

[@Ashlylovsu1]

Do you have a picture of where the first hose connects to? I see where to connect the second one. But I'm not seeing down in there where the first one connects to after connecting it to the heater core by the firewall

[@jamesgurganious929]

where did you get that tool to get the tabs to move off of the lip

[@dfls5069]

For a 2000 4.6 F150 V8 the heater hoses are: KH 709 & KH 735 ? These are the inlet/outlet hoses ? What about KH 733 ? What engine is your f150?

[@Frostedfk]

14:07 that hose next to the heater lines that goes in at an angle what is that hose called

[@daviddante8168]

They are called “worm clamps”. Because the screw is threaded like a “Worm gear”

[@knightwalker2838]

Helll ya brother thanks a bunch

[@XXGunzNClipzXx]

Question? I have to do this and I was skeptical about cutting the hose and just adding the adapter but I'm sure it won't leak but customer wants the hose that has the metal before the quick disconnect in your experience did yours ever leak after

[@jth1987leb]

IArkhamArsenalXx the customer has never complained of leak after the repair

[@user-do8cl7qk5o]

Does this work on a 02 f150 xlt 5.4

[@matt75hooper]

The heater core pipe has a metal lip that the proper "Quick Release Fitting" must snap over & lock in place to ward off any pressure. ---> Most 5.4L Motors : Hose with fitting : #F65Z18472BBC

[@nplawyer74]

Hose clamps?

[@donnad9115]

I have a question. I have to replace the heater core hose under the 1997 Ford e150. Whoever put it on didn’t do it right and it has a huge crimp. I don’t see how fluid can get past it. Will coolant come out when I pull that hose off? Wish I could insert picture

[@jth1987leb]

yes, coolant will come out

[@yogie3235]

totally get the struggle the intake manifold makes it a bitch to replace those hoses

[@vasilioskarras4412]

I'm a little late to the party, but who else was yelling "Just cut it! You're not reusing it!" (for the hose that wasn't coming off). He eventually got around to it. Those white tabs at the end of the qd are suppose to be squeezed to release it. Guess not.

[@mizellmediaspecialist6258]

Do you have info on changing out the metal pipe your clamping the rubber onto? Mine rusted out

[@fsu3784]

That would be part of the heater core. Have to buy a new heater core. Have to disassemble the dash to get to it

[@gr8dfender742]

Does anyone know the part number and or where I can buy this small white release tool? Amazon and ebay show one for GM Vehicles but not for Ford

[@Brian-bi7qe]

They are just disconnect tools. They are sized to the connection not vehicle make specific.

[@josephmason2537]

Oh my goodness had me dead 😂

[@henerygreen578]

connectors were used during assembly for speed....just cut it off and use hose clamps ...........

[@timosness3667]

henery green screw those junk connectors. I agree just cut those off and use hose clamps.

[@nunbiz9137]

lol funny about the dog lol

[@MrCoffeekelly]

just cut the quick connects off and clamp the hoses directly to the heater core.

[@amandag735]

I never thought of that. Hate those "quick" disconnects. Nothing quick about them...

[@talkstospirits2399]

hi what if its a pressurized hose can you still do that?

[@tinkerscorner54]

That's asking for trouble. There is no barb to hold the hose. I did that a couple of weeks ago on a windstar and, today I blew all my coolant out at a stop light. Luckily, got shut down by a convenience store, got some distilled water, hooked the hose back up and got home. The quick disconnect will be replaced tomorrow.

[@elpacho....9254]

Bad advice

[@dillinger714]

Did you retain the o-rings and plastic oring that are on the heater core inlet and outlet?

[@Danyrc19778]

Whats the size on the plastic washer I’ve been look for it for weeks

[@45CHI]

I took a small Flathead screwdriver stuck in there twist it, just tore it out of there because it not going back in. No damage to the heater core hard lines. Screwdriver and Twist fellas. TML.

[@jadarain]

After I got so frustrated,That’s actually what I did as well!!

[@gcorpus5558]

I may try that. 3 to 4 hundred dollars at a shop. NOPE

[@elmoz122]

For that back hose I went to auto zone and purchased hose clamp pliers part number#25246. After three hours of getting nowhere I said faq it and purchased this tool

[@ulrek54321]

what size release tool did you use

[@jth1987leb]

ulrek54321 I can't remember. It was a cheap kit I got from advanced auto parts. Came with a set of five or six.

[@nick270600]

U need a bandaid and wats up with the rooster

[@noelstrailridingxperience5279]

So what side passenger inlet driver side outlet??

[@kylejackson7421]

Doesn’t matter, it just circulates

[@eightthreeminustwo804]

Please don't tell me you were asking what hoseclamps were called...

[@Vera-xu3xw]

They dont teach you that in auto mechanic school 😜

[@aaronmeany8293]

Its a hose retainer

[@lazarosalazar3366]

Worm hose clamp

[@andrewbarlow8937]

Do you know the part numbers of those new parts ? Or nomenclature ? I might need them

[@jth1987leb]

I know if you call Ford with you VIN number they can help you. or use the ford parts website. good luck

[@30pvfd]

Gates quick connect 28500 part#

[@mikeshelogowski434]

Bracket thingies. Are you sure you do this for a living?

[@KCScott-fn5om]

Which hose is the inlet, and outlet?

[@clutch5sp989]

THanks for asking so I didn't need to. So far 10 vids watched, not one single genius has stated which is which.

[@jasonsanabria2411]

What a size is the quick disconnect

[@MrCoffeekelly]

Jason Sanabria 5/8

[@randysmith6709]

Jason Sanabria where does the hose go to from a 99 Ford Ranger from the heater core

[@Housewives-TrueCrime]

where did you buythe hoses?

[@jth1987leb]

I think the customer ordered it from rockauto or the dealer

[@bobjohnson8206]

Use the real good clamps that don't cut into the rubber.

[@russellpicco647]

We always refer to him is just heater hose pliers or hose pliers, the bent round tubing that goes down into the manifold is a press fitting I'm pretty sure it's not welded it's not threaded it's definitely pressed don't pull it out! Dripping water on top of number 8 cylinder is no fun either. My question to you all is the 4.6 Romeo heater hoses same setup same stupid little high pressure line fittings just like you'd see on the fuel line I took mine off they wanted 170 bucks at the Ford dealership in Pueblo for those stupid little plastic Clips I took them off I threw them away I hooked my hoses straight to it but, I have a lot of pressure in my system it's a new motor and I'm thinking that that Romeo strip naked like it is should have had a bypass does anybody know anything about this thank you

[@s.owen2216]

You don’t have to take the dash to do this?

[@jth1987leb]

I wasn’t replacing the heater core so no

[@davidhughes9022]

Hose clamps that's what you called them

[@rudy6222]

I did mine by hand

[@BigDaddy-vn3ww]

Exactly its hose clamps for me screw these connectors!!!!!!!!! Biggest pain in the butt connectors I have ever seen for sure

[@eduardocontreras7115]

I tried that n it wasnt that easy it was on their real hard like it wpuldnt budge for crap on my 2003 ford n it is a pain in the ass i fuking hate how theyade it no real access to it

[@russellpicco647]

I own one of these " f150" and I've been having trouble with the industrys qualified parts stingers. AKA counter help .I do love my 4x4 NEVER stranded me! the ford engineers who were clearly out of there dope soaked minds to pile one shity idea after anothe on the R&D while desighing

[@russellpicco647]

These trucks . My Q Is flow direction, coolant leaves manifold. Connects to drivers side of core? Exits left side and returns to the( stupidest place they could think of ) pipe under, the intake ? Correct ?

[@russellpicco647]

Don't worry about what others say in comments brother, let it roll offyou like water off a ducks back !

[@patricknorton7677]

Nothing quick about these junk leaking "O" ring hoses, and like washer less kitchen facets the entire design is a scam.

[@dfls5069]

Agreed. Do you have the same truck? You can easily use regular hoses and quick connects, can't you?

[@joshromo9031]

Did he say " any who" @ 8:31?? Wtf

[@jth1987leb]

Josh Romo most likely

[@armoricain]

He said: "any ho" the way Canadians or Americans from the Northern States would pronounce "anyhow".

[@MiguelChavez-pt5il]

Clam

[@serinadixon5738]

Hose clamp?

[@KennethFitzgerald-ok6mq]

Hose clamp

[@CoDisafishy]

Quick disconnects my ass... Can't get them off, even with the little tool.

[@CoDisafishy]

I got them off without the tool after I commented that, but I must've messed up one of the clips. Now it's loose and I have coolant leaking out...

[@russellpicco647]

Same prodlem,i used a 90° pair of needle nose plates, depress the tabs, ,push hose inward, little twist , up and down while pulling out, came right off

[@tri-stateweldingandmetalfa5619]

I don't know why Ford had to take something so simple as heater hoses and make them complicated.

[@seanmartin6349]

Ease/Cost of manufacture, while they are a pain in the ass to service, its cheaper and faster for Ford

[@CoDisafishy]

@@seanmartin6349 Cheaper than hose clamps? Idk about that.

[@brianmays1731]

At least two design faults on the focus mk2 heating system 1. The two o rings in the drivers foot well. 2. The disconnects in engine bay. Whoever designed these items should be hung drawn and quartered! Absolutely diabolical for maintenance

[@30pvfd]

Those quick connections are 20 bucks a piece now at oreillys

[@letfreedomring43]

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