[DeTomaso] Cooling system hose questions
Asa Jay Laughton
asajay at asajay.com
Thu May 28 23:05:25 EDT 2009
Well, that's another cool idea. I've used copper pipe on my old Jeep
Wagoneer, using double clamps. It seems to work okay. Looks weird
(it's on the top radiator return so it's -real- obvious when the hood
is raised), but it works.
All I need is a bead maker now...........
Asa Jay
Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
1971 Mach I Mustang [ASA JAY]
1973 Pantera L 5533 [ASASCAT]
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JDeRyke at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 5/28/09 1:18:42 PM, asajay at asajay.com writes:
>
>
>> The other apparently uses a short elbow to connect the undercar pipe to a
>> much longer intermediate pipe that goes to the bottom of the swirl tank (I
>> don't have this one).
>>
>> I also don't have the two pieces going from the radiator to
>> the corresponding intermediate pipes at the front of the car. Both of those are elbow
>> style hoses as well.
>>
>>
> I personally do not use molded elbow-hoses on Panteras. They cannot be had
> in Gates Green-stripe hose, so that introduces a weak spot, to my way of
> thinking. Instead, I use non-corroding 1-1/4" copper sweat-solder elbows with
> straight pieces of Gates Green stripe. There are two such copper elbows on my
> radiator connections and two more at the base of the firewall where the
> water tubes terminate. These metal elbows are slightly larger on the O.D than
> std 1-3/8" hose diameters, but dipping the hose ends in hot water allows them
> to be slipped on the oversized fittings with little trouble. The slight
> oversize seems to hold the hoses nice 'n tight without the trouble of adding a
> bead to the fittings. Our car's been like this for almost 10 years now,
> without even tightening up the clamps. FWIW- J Deryke
>
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