Hi. This is my first post. Hope to hear from you if you or friend had success.

Have caravan--tranny metal line meets rubber hose, secured by a crimp.

4 questions.

1) If you or a friend fixed this leak at the crimp what was best way without running a whole new line from cooler to tranny (condo commandos won't allow to to begin taking all sorts of parts off my car?

2 Pull exisiting hose over metal line and clamp it? does experience say yes?

3. Compression fit over metal line with a bard going into hose side?

4. Is there a rib or flare under the crimp that must be cut off or hose pulled over the flare or rib?

 

Did my 01' GMC pickup tranny lines last year with compression fittings. No leaks!!! Just double hose clamp the rubber lines with your barbs should be fine, I would say.

 

use fuel injection hose clamps as they seal better than standard gear clamps

 

scotte5
Welcome to DF
Why not just replace the line or lines. What year is you van? Because on some vans you need a tool to remove the lines.

 

i live in a condo, and they will start yelling at me when taking over bumper, etc. wish one day to live on an acre somewhere

 

pull it out on the street and do it there lol

 

yeah right, thats what all do, i'll hire a cop also to direct traffic. wish i could do it in the street, also wish i could have money to buy a house with an acre and garrage but don't have either. next idea?

 

put on an aftermarket cooler and put it wherever you want, zip tie it to the outside of the bumper, or enough hose and you could mount it to one of the roof racks lol