2001 Dodge Grand Caravan rear heater lines?

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im not sure what the octo is. but if it just a way to couple the hoses together. Then you can recouple them with whatever you want to use. you could find some generic couplings at auto zone.
 
Hi we have a 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan and the rear heater line is rusted out. The only info we can find is to get a dealer part that they call an octopus head and replace that. What I want to know is if we could cut out the bad part and replace with a rubber hose a clamps? Would this work or cause any problems? Any help or other suggestions would be appreciated as we can not afford that dealer part and our kids have to ride back there.
 
yes you can as long as the rusted part of the line is not at a fitting carefully cut out the old and use a heater hose, I would use some zip ties to re-secure the lines. This will be something to keep an eye on from here on out because it is a rubber line exposed to the elements, it's not going last as long, unlike aluminum line being much stronger.
 
it would have to be strong enough rubber and clamps, as this is under pressure. then you run the risk of kids stepping on it etc.
 
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