Heater hose just went fzzzzzd on ED Civic !!!

[EDCivic]

Stuck on side road with an empty radiator waiting for a tow due to a split heater hose (block side). Question is where does one buy hoses to suit our old trusty/crusty Civics ?

[EKVTIR-T]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/LOWER-RADIATOR-HOSE-HONDA-CIVIC-EG-1987-91-1-5L-4CYL-16V-SOHC-TWIN-CARB-D15B-/121294008577?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1c3dafb101

[EDCivic]

Almost, that's $72 (!!!) for a bottom rad hose. I am after the heater hose. Have seen this on eBay from the USofA http://www.ebay.com/itm/HONDA-89-91-CIVIC-CRX-EC-ED-EE-EF-3-PLY-RADIATOR-HEATER-COOLANT-SILICONE-HOSE-BK-/331384414395?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3ACivic&hash=item4d280ce0bb&vxp=mtr but will it suit ?

[mooshie]

Repco had heater hoses and the difficult manifold to coolant pipe hose for my DA6 when i needed them about 18 months ago... Similar year as the ED

[grifty]

you can just get a length of normal heater hose cut and use that, 1 hose is straight and the other heater hose has a 90 deg bend but you should still be able to use the straight hose.

[EDCivic]

Thanks. Hope this is not the beginging of the end of the rest of the hoses as they are still the original ones in the car ! Better squeeze the others.

[Torell]

maybe you can cut and stretch the broken hose if its split on the end?

[Jasemas]

I'm willing to bet your distributor I leaking oil onto the heater hose

[EDCivic]

Torell that's just what we did in the end to get the car home ;-) Jasemas, reckon you hit the nail on the head, though I have changed the dizzy some months back to stop this the original one had been leaking for a number of years and no doubt had perished that end of the hose and caused it to split.

Cheers
Ron

[Torell]

if the hose now reaches, it will prob be fine for another 20 years?

[cbauto]

if the hose now reaches, it will prob be fine for another 20 years?
depends on maintenance

[RenzokukenJ]

Got one from supercheap for 20 bucks