[DeTomaso] 90 Deg rad hose

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/22/08 2:28:21 PM, wdemelo at cogeco.ca writes:

> I laid my rad down and now I'n in need of a couple of 90 deg hoses with ~ 
> 8" arms. The ID is 1 7/16". I'm having a hard time matching that up here in 
> the Great White North. Jegs has no stock. I think Gates 20065 would work. 
> Anyone have a supplier that would have that for me? I've been to 5 parts suppliers 
> with no luck.
> 
Will, I never use molded radiator hoses for anything and do not recommend 
them. They cannot (as you're finding out) be located on the road for emergencies 
and are often of inferior quality anyway. Instead, use 1-1/4" 90 degree copper 
sweat-solder fittings with a piece of high quality Gates Green Stripe 
straight hose for each end- the rest of your cooling system should be using this 
stuff so it'll be consistent, too. The 1-1/4" copper fitting is slightly less than 
1-1/2" OD and any 1-3/8" radiator hose can be forced onto it by moistening 
with hot water. My system has had three of these fittings for 10 years with no 
fancy beads on the ends either: both radiator inlet/outlets and the return line 
from the long pipe to the surge tank, positioned just below the crank pulley 
on the engine. Instead or trying to bead the ends, use double hose clamps and 
check them yearly for tightness. Any good plumbing supply shop will have the 
fittings for about $5 each. FWIW- J Deryke


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