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Old 05-20-2018, 07:14 AM
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A/C hose

Can someone help me out with this hose? i just noticed a little leak yestoday...
Its really hard to see the hose, but its the one below.. Its a short with a 90 degree bend.
I cant find any on Rockauto,

 
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Old 05-20-2018, 12:29 PM
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If all else fails, go to your friendly Ford dealer's parts department, with your VIN number, and ask for the replacement part.
Of course they won't have it, but kindly ask the parts man for the exact Ford part number and see if a local or nationwide dealer has it.
Try Green Sales (not Green Ford), a company that specializes in obsolete parts and see if they have it.
With the official Ford part number in hand, your last option, IMO, is to see if an aftermarket company can cross-reference it and see if they have one that will work.
 
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Originally Posted by Kruse
If all else fails, go to your friendly Ford dealer's parts department, with your VIN number, and ask for the replacement part.
Of course they won't have it, but kindly ask the parts man for the exact Ford part number and see if a local or nationwide dealer has it.
Try Green Sales (not Green Ford), a company that specializes in obsolete parts and see if they have it.
With the official Ford part number in hand, your last option, IMO, is to see if an aftermarket company can cross-reference it and see if they have one that will work.
Thing is.. im from denmark, and every time i ordre parts for my aerostar, i have to ordre it from USA. Its really hard for me to get parts for it..
So if i could just figure out what part it is, i can ordre it, and give it to the ford workshop and let them fix it..
 
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It's kind of hard to tell from your pictures, but I think that's a heater hose, not an A/C hose. If so, that end that has the rusted clamp on it is attached to the heater core nipple. You can use a 5/16" ratcheting box end wrench to pull it off and take it to your local parts store to find a match.

Hopefully, the leak isn't from the heater core nipple corroding, or you will have to replace that instead. That's a lot more work.
 
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Originally Posted by xlt4wd90
It's kind of hard to tell from your pictures, but I think that's a heater hose, not an A/C hose.
Nice catch. I should have looked at the photos closer before I posted.
 
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Originally Posted by xlt4wd90
It's kind of hard to tell from your pictures, but I think that's a heater hose, not an A/C hose. If so, that end that has the rusted clamp on it is attached to the heater core nipple. You can use a 5/16" ratcheting box end wrench to pull it off and take it to your local parts store to find a match.

Hopefully, the leak isn't from the heater core nipple corroding, or you will have to replace that instead. That's a lot more work.
It is the A/C hose, because after i disconnected the A/C i stopped ..

I think i just need to take apart my A/C, its broken no matter what, need to get it refilled
 
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In either case, if you can pull the hose off, take it to the parts store for a matching replacement.
 
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Old 05-20-2018, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Goethfather
Can someone help me out with this hose? I just noticed a little leak yesterday.

It's really hard to see the hose, but its the one below.. It's a short with a 90 degree bend. I can't find any on Rockauto,
Please, when asking questions, list ALL the pertinent info. We are not mind readers.

What year is it, what engine? If it's leaking water, it's a heater hose. A/C hose contains freon which is a gas.
 
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Old 05-20-2018, 02:43 PM
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In the USA almost every large city and some small ones have a company that specializes in hoses. We can take any hose to them and they can duplicate it.
Anything like that in Denmark?
 
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
Please, when asking questions, list ALL the pertinent info. We are not mind readers.

What year is it, what engine? If it's leaking water, it's a heater hose. A/C hose contains freon which is a gas.
Sorry. Its an Ford Aerostar 95 4.0L E4WD XTL.

And it is the heater, because of the "clamp" its connected to, and it was gas coming out
 
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Originally Posted by 87&97Aerostrar
In the USA almost every large city and some small ones have a company that specializes in hoses. We can take any hose to them and they can duplicate it.
Anything like that in Denmark?

Hmm maby, but might cost ALOT! all ready all the parts i ordre from rockauto, is like half of whats its here..

a front caliber is around 30 usd, here its 55...
 
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Sorry. Its an Ford Aerostar 95 4.0L E4WD XTL.

And it is the heater, because of the "clamp" its connected to, and it was gas coming out
You are going to need to see a pic, contact greensalescompany.com, give them the info and ask them to email you a pic of the heater hoses.

I cannot do it, as my 1990/2001 Ford Light Truck Parts Catalog is on microfiche.
 
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The costly part would be the slip-on fittings. If it really is the end of the hose leaking, you can cut off the leaking part and install an a coupler with a new piece of hose to fit back onto the heater core nipple. That way, you don't even have to try to pull off the slip fitting.
 
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