rad hose help!!!

This is not a big problem , but since the local parts store was replaced by a CHAIN store i can no longer browse there hose selection, you know you need a year make and vin # so their pretty much useless.And yes i know about "coolfle$$". I see a lot of rods with a short lower hose , which is what i need , about 12" .I tried a short pc. of flex hose with the spring in it , but the bends are to sharp. What are you using and whats it from ?? pictures are included. thanks both ends are 1 3/4"

 

can't remember what the length is but i would try a 63-64 ford gal. top hose. these had a hose from the intake to a expansion tank above the rad. just a thought.

 

Had the same problem with my 462" Buick in the 32 roadster.


A couple of 90* hoses with a long end and short end on each.
Cut to required length.
Connect with a piece of 1 1/2" DOM tubing or exhaust tubing.

Plumbing chrome plated or plumbing stainless 1 1/2" OD straight pipe also works, but you need to rough up where the hose goes.

Tie the hoses together lightly with worm drive hose clamp.
Twist until it all matches up.


Looking at your pics, you may need a 45* hose coming off the pump and then the two 90* hoses . . . along with a 2nd connector.

I ran my two-piece hose for 6-7 years and then found a one piece that would work with a couple inches cut off.


Take a look at some of the nicely bent plumbing 1 1/2" pipe.
There may be a bend that works perfectly and you'd only need to use the bend to tie the two 90* hoses together.

 

i first used plastic plumbing elbows (mock up) then used exhaust pipe , had my buddies at the exhaust shop "bubble" the ends of a couple of s**** pieces , cut them on a 45 on my chop saw , used the mock up as a pattern , then gas welded them together and used high temp paint and a couple of straight hoses and a couple of 90 degree bend hoses . by the way i asked the local AUTOZONE manager if i could browse the hoses , took my camera and showed her what i was working on and she helped me for about 40 minutes (she must be a real car guy) got the hoses at bargain , all i had to do was drive the 29 to the store when i was all done , great help . no im not employed by AUTOZONE , but they did help every time i went in (and that was very often) .

 

try Napa # 7286...cut a couple inches from each end and it should be fine

 

Is that a sbc? If so a V8 hose for a tri 5 should fit fine. O'rilleys has them in stock here. $0.02 worth

 

I use a Dayco #70466 and "cut to fit" on my deuces with SBC. Both ends are 1 3/4 dia. hope this helps Dale

 

I think you're right. It looks exactly like the lower hose on my 55 in the V-8 postion

 

7 pieces welded together, with short hose section on the end.

 

hey thanks i ran the part numbers on napa.com and they both interchange and looks like it will work and i also checked the tri 5 hose and it to looks like something that would work.And yes its a sbc with a short water pump and a 67 mustang radiator.thanks for the help and i will write the part numbers down for future refer.

 

At the local Auto Zone one guy lets me go back and look because I told him what I was building . They let some guys in the back to pick out what we can use and go from there . His Dad owns an old car and knows all about mix & match to make something work . I am lucky at that store !


RetroJim

 

any time i get a parts car i always keep the hoses off them... you never know what you will need

 

This may be OT, and I don't presume to tell anyone things they already know. However, this thread is a good example of why we should shop at any remining "mom & pop" privately owned businesses. Saving a buck on an oil filter or fan belt for your daily driver by shopping at the national chains will come back to haunt us.

 

I can find replacement hoses anywhere. Four pieces of straight hose 4 or 5 inches long. The tubing is copper plumbing fittings soldered together and in this case chromed.

 

I use a Gates #20225 and trim a little off each end.
I use this hose on both my 32's with SBC and I also used it in my 40 Ford coupe with a SBC.

 

This is what I do too. Both my cars are Mopars, so ready-made solutions are hard to find. Copper "L's" in the plumbing dept.- on the other hand- are easy to find.

 

I went through 3 combos on my last car. I ended up having to do the splice hose method. I'm not a fan, but it worked. Both Advance Auto and Autozone where more than happy to let me look through all their hoses after I told them the application....but then again they were also more than happy to let us use their ignition module tester because they didn't know how to hook it up. LOL