Brake lines inside

[olivemartini]

Hey all,

My brake lines are inside of my bus. Not sure why and didn’t realize what they were until all the metal was off.

There is still flooring underneath that I’d like to remove and paint over, but I don’t want to damage anything mechanical.

Then if I am able to get the floor out (or not) would you suggest just making a wood cover for them? They run the whole length of the bus ��*♀️

[musigenesis]

Those are probably not your brake lines, but rather the coolant lines for your heaters.

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[DeMac]

As Musigenesis said, they are, hopefully, coolant lines.

Do they look like these? Covered by steel molding.







Freddy D came without any passenger heaters or door defroster. The coolant lines may be moved to the exterior or removed, depending on your model bus.

[olivemartini]

Yes! That’s what I thought first, but they are blue and say “Goodyear” on them. But look just like that

[musigenesis]

Originally Posted by olivemartini

Yes! That’s what I thought first, but they are blue and say “Goodyear” on them. But look just like that

Oh, that means they're for filling the blimps.

If I'm not mistaken you have an RE (rear engine) bus, so those hoses run from your engine in back to the heaters and defroster in the front. Some people disconnect those (so they don't have annoying hoses running through their cabin) but then you'd have no heat or defroster up front.

[olivemartini]

ARG! Any idea what to do with them? Leave them alone and cover them up?

[DeMac]

Blue with a name brand is a good thing. Probably better than black rubber. Maybe silicone. I doubt they are stock. Is there a date or model number on the hose? Goodyear makes blue silicone coolant lines.

Really depends on your needs and how you plan to use your rig. Some use the radiators. Upgrade them, even. Some reroute to the underside to prevent possible flooding or keep the lines accessable. Some simply loop the engine line and roll without defrost.

[cadillackid]

inspect them cover em back up and forget about them.. my 43 year old Superior has those Goodyesr rubber hoses still stamped with a 1977 Date code on them..



if your bus is front engine then you can take em out if you have removed the rear bus heater..

[olivemartini]

If anyone is still following this thread.. I finally got around to finding where these come from and end. And they are literally not attached to anything. Is it safe for me to just cut them off??

[Jolly Roger bus 223]

that looks like a heater core connection.
if they are at your/driver area then need to be looped together to keep dash heat/defrost for the windshield driving stuff
i dont know your bus but those to me look like to heater core for dash heat/windshield defrost?
an RE i would question where the dash heat comes from?