Got head resurface and forgot to hook the heater hose that runs along the firewall up
Jan 18, 2021 | 02:25 PM
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Got head resurface and forgot to hook the heater hose that runs along the firewall up
I have a 93 Toyota 22RE and I Forgot to hook rear heater hose. Up after replacing the head gasket and taking the head out and having it resurfaced. Is there an easier way to be able to put the heat get that hose back on there to the water pump without having to take the head off for start all over again I'm an amateur at this so don't make fun of me
Jan 21, 2021 | 10:45 AM
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Hello, and pleased to meet you. 
Never fear, we don't make fun of people. The only dumb question is the one you don't ask, and all that.
As far as I know, the only way to get that hose back together is to pull the head again. Get a new gasket set before you do. You don't reuse those gaskets. You don't EVER reuse the crush washers that go on the various fuel lines and components. Cold Start Injector, Fuel Filter, Pressure regulator, and so forth.
The only exception to the rule about gaskets is the valve cover gaskets. Those are reusable. The valve cover gasket, the grommets under the 4 acorn nuts, and so forth. I would be very cautious about the PCV grommet, too. They get stiff, and will crack and fall apart, when you go to pull the PCV valve, at a pretty young age, relatively.
Clean out the vacuum ports on the throttle body, and especially the EGR vacuum lines. They get crudded up pretty quick.
Make sure you set the valve lash when you put the head back on. Also, set the torque on the head bolts (hope you used new ones!), and then after a hundred miles or so, retorque them. They stretch over time.
Of course, use new belts and hoses.
Whenever possible, always use OEM parts. Denso, NGK, Aisin, etc, etc.
Other than that, just follow the FSM for the how-to. It's pretty comprehensive.
I wish you the best of luck!
Pat☺
Never fear, we don't make fun of people. The only dumb question is the one you don't ask, and all that.
As far as I know, the only way to get that hose back together is to pull the head again. Get a new gasket set before you do. You don't reuse those gaskets. You don't EVER reuse the crush washers that go on the various fuel lines and components. Cold Start Injector, Fuel Filter, Pressure regulator, and so forth.
The only exception to the rule about gaskets is the valve cover gaskets. Those are reusable. The valve cover gasket, the grommets under the 4 acorn nuts, and so forth. I would be very cautious about the PCV grommet, too. They get stiff, and will crack and fall apart, when you go to pull the PCV valve, at a pretty young age, relatively.
Clean out the vacuum ports on the throttle body, and especially the EGR vacuum lines. They get crudded up pretty quick.
Make sure you set the valve lash when you put the head back on. Also, set the torque on the head bolts (hope you used new ones!), and then after a hundred miles or so, retorque them. They stretch over time.
Of course, use new belts and hoses.
Whenever possible, always use OEM parts. Denso, NGK, Aisin, etc, etc.
Other than that, just follow the FSM for the how-to. It's pretty comprehensive.
I wish you the best of luck!
Pat☺
