replacing heater hose

Hi all, i think my heater hose (not sure which one) burst last night.
I could see smoke coming from the rear of the engine next to the fire
wall (maybe the coolant hit the exhaust). Anyway car over heated,
managed to get it home. Read online that you have to raise the motor
in order to get to the hoses back there. Does anyone know if this is
true?

Thanks
Steve

 

What kinda car? I assume it's a Honda of some sort. What model? What
engine? What year?

You can ordinarily get at these without engine removal, but it may take
some contortionism and component removal on your part. Space is often
tight.

And it may not be a heater hose, but the temperature control valve, or even
one of the tiny hoses used to heat up stuff like the throttle body and
IACV.

 

You're lucky you didn't blow the engine. You should study bus routes
if you not willing to care for your car.