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  • Peter M.
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    • April 8, 2007
    • 570

    Heater hose?

    I am looking for a heater hose for a 1986 roadster with an oil cooler option. Seems that these are pretty hard to find with only an assembled replacement part being available. Can anyone recommend a vendor who might still have some of these available? Any help will be appreciated.
  • Bruce C.
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    • April 1, 2006
    • 59

    #2
    Re: Heater hose?

    Hey Peter,

    Try Vintage Parts, Inc. at (800) 367-8388.

    It's been a couple of years since I've purchased from them but I just tried the number and it rings. (It's Sun a.m. so I'm sure they're closed today.)

    Good luck. Let us know how it turned out.

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    • Bruce C.
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      • April 1, 2006
      • 59

      #3
      Re: Heater hose?

      Peter,

      Ken Brodbeck just suggested Ecklers so I went into their site and, sure enough, they've got the hoses now. (Didn't have them two years ago.)

      http://www.ecklers.com/search.asp?ac...er+hose%22+%3B+

      You've probably discovered that the Chevrolet dealer didn't have them.

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      • Joe L.
        Beyond Control Poster
        • February 1, 1988
        • 43211

        #4
        Re: Heater hose?

        Originally posted by Bruce Chumley (45539)
        Peter,

        Ken Brodbeck just suggested Ecklers so I went into their site and, sure enough, they've got the hoses now. (Didn't have them two years ago.)

        http://www.ecklers.com/search.asp?ac...er+hose%22+%3B+

        You've probably discovered that the Chevrolet dealer didn't have them.
        Bruce and Peter-----


        The hose in the Eckler's link is for an 88-89 with oil cooler option. 88-89 is different than 86-87. Also, for 86-87, I can't find that any different hose was used for applications with oil cooler versus applications without oil cooler. Does the existing hose have a readable part number on it?
        In Appreciation of John Hinckley

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        • Peter M.
          Expired
          • April 8, 2007
          • 570

          #5
          Re: Heater hose?

          Thanks guys. Ecklers does have the 86 - 87 heater hose. Here is a photo of the replacement hose. Unfortunately it is not OEM and is a multi-component part. I'm still trying to find the one piece compound OEM part. I can't see a part number, but I'm still researching.
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          • Bruce C.
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            • April 1, 2006
            • 59

            #6
            Re: Heater hose?

            Originally posted by Peter Mihaltian (47240)
            Thanks guys. Ecklers does have the 86 - 87 heater hose. Here is a photo of the replacement hose. Unfortunately it is not OEM and is a multi-component part. I'm still trying to find the one piece compound OEM part. I can't see a part number, but I'm still researching.
            Peter, that photo is OEM for my '90 and other L-98s, 91 and 92, I believe. I know I've got it on my 90 and a guy from here in Memphis who went by "Lightman" on the CF had it on his because I photographed his while I had mine apart in '06. (Needed something to go by.)

            It's been two years and a new house since I researched all this stuff.

            Reason I brought it up now is that I really want to make the caravan to BG in September and the thought of making that trip with a single oil cooler hose that's 19 years old is a bit edgy. As I mentioned in my thread on the subject, one of the new oil cooler hoses was a 1/2" too short.

            (Don't know how I could bypass it, assuming I'd want to in the first place.)

            Hmm....wish I could be more help.

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            • Peter M.
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              • April 8, 2007
              • 570

              #7
              Re: Heater hose?

              Originally posted by Peter Mihaltian (47240)
              Thanks guys. Ecklers does have the 86 - 87 heater hose. Here is a photo of the replacement hose. Unfortunately it is not OEM and is a multi-component part. I'm still trying to find the one piece compound OEM part. I can't see a part number, but I'm still researching.
              Does anyone know what the OEM part # was for the 1986-1987 with an oil cooler? Any help will be appreciated.

              Thanks muhc

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              • Joe L.
                Beyond Control Poster
                • February 1, 1988
                • 43211

                #8
                Re: Heater hose?

                Originally posted by Peter Mihaltian (47240)
                Does anyone know what the OEM part # was for the 1986-1987 with an oil cooler? Any help will be appreciated.

                Thanks muhc
                Peter-----


                As I've previously mentioned, I can't find any indication that there was any heater hose unique to KC-4-equipped Corvettes for 1986-87. However, there was such a hose unique to 1985 Corvettes with KC-4. That hose was GM #14091278 which remains available from GM. So, is this the one your 1986 uses? I don't know.
                In Appreciation of John Hinckley

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                • Peter M.
                  Expired
                  • April 8, 2007
                  • 570

                  #9
                  Re: Heater hose?

                  Originally posted by Joe Lucia (12484)
                  Peter-----


                  As I've previously mentioned, I can't find any indication that there was any heater hose unique to KC-4-equipped Corvettes for 1986-87. However, there was such a hose unique to 1985 Corvettes with KC-4. That hose was GM #14091278 which remains available from GM. So, is this the one your 1986 uses? I don't know.
                  Thank you, Joe.

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