Originally Posted by Kimberly

Update on the job. I got the hose clamp pliers but couldn't get them to work well; maybe I got some cheap quality ones. I eventually gave up on the pliers and used a dremel type tool to just cut the old clamps off. Once the old clamps were completely out of the way, it was no trouble to get the hoses off the old heater core. I got new hoses and used band clamps at the heater core but reused the squeeze clamps at the elbows at the engine.

Originally Posted by OldsManiac1990

what kind of clamp did you use on the heater core side..
if your answer is anything but oe style or fuel injection style or similar, I really suggest getting new clamps and putting them on soon.