I am trying to pull my heads and fix the leakers.  Anyhow, I have the
exhaust system completely off and took off the bolts that hold the the
crossover pipe to the right head.

On the left head, next to the water pump, there is a short piece of rubber
coolant hose (probably 1 1/2 - 2 inches long, probably 1 1/4 inches in
diameter) between the head and and the water pump (ok, maybe its not
attached directly to the water pump, but it is pretty darn close.  the
coolant hose goes into a part that is attached to the water pump)

Ok, my question/problem: it looks like I might have to take off the water
pump to get this coolant hose off.  There is absolutely no play to get the
hose off without doing something else major.  If you made it this far and
understand what I'm talking about, please give me some advice.

Thanks,
Blake
84 Van on the jack stands
SLC Utah