Hey everyone, I know this isn't V8-related, but it's still Buick, and I was hoping someone might have a solution to this. I was suckered into replacing a leaky heater core of my friend's 86 buick century with the 2.8 liter v6. The part that gets me is, even with the car up on jackstands, from underneath, the hose clamps for the heater core hoses are very, should I say, blocked. I know for certain that I can not go from above, my hand just can't fit in a space that small. I think I can get to the heater core itself from inside the car, it's just getting those hoses off that's what I'm trying to figure out. Thanks in advance. Mike
You should be able to take the engine struts or dogbones loose and rock the engine forward about six inches. They have a hole in the bottom of them to put the bolt back in to hold the engine forward. Now remove the hoses from the top.
Scott's correct, I had the same problem 6 mnths ago. I swear GM puts the heater core on a sawhorse and build the whole car around it :af:
