In the continuing saga from my other post in flushing my engine out from all the mud I sucked in, I pulled the cooling hose bracket off the fuel module to flush out the module. It looks like while trying to remove the bracket (because one of the plastic fittings was stuck) it got bent a little so when I put it all back together the plastic fittings aren't fully held into place with the bracket.
Can the hoses be easily pulled off the fittings (see attached pic...I copied it from another site) so that I can take the bracket off and attempt to bend back into shape? Space is a little tight to try and bend it back into shape within the engine compartment. Also, looking up info, I see pictures where the hoses are connected to the fittings and then a hose clamp is used to secure everything....my setup doesn't use the hose clamps.
Or do I need to get a whole new cooling assembly?
Can the hoses be easily pulled off the fittings (see attached pic...I copied it from another site) so that I can take the bracket off and attempt to bend back into shape? Space is a little tight to try and bend it back into shape within the engine compartment. Also, looking up info, I see pictures where the hoses are connected to the fittings and then a hose clamp is used to secure everything....my setup doesn't use the hose clamps.
Or do I need to get a whole new cooling assembly?
