Quote Originally Posted by derolph View Post
It's a very stiff hose; it might was well have been PVC tubing. Perhaps I could have heated it someway to try get some pliability. Of course, I removed the clamps. But, cutting the hose was the only way to get the hose off the ribbed end of the pipe.

I had fairly good instructions (found online) printed for the procedure. For installing the oil pan, it said to install the oil pan first and then install the hose. I'd like to see someone install a hose that has a 7/8" inner diameter and is thick to two tubes that are only about 1 inch apart.

Yeah, I do that sometimes or I at least copy the text typed on the forum web page before posting. Unfortunately, I forgot in this case.
you just replace that hose when you take it off as it hardens with age, with a new piece of hose it's easy to put on