[DeTomaso] Flex Water Tube to water pump

[jderyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/10/10 4:06:04 PM, teampantera at yahoo.com writes:

> Has anyone used *flex-hose* to replace the short water tube that comes 
> off water pump that requires rubber hose on both ends? ?
> 
> Its  2" on one end and 1&1/2" on the other.  Both ends need short pieces 
> of Gates rubber hose and clamps but I would like to use a *better* idea if 
> one exists.
> 
Flex hose usually slows down water or air flow going through it. In '74, 
the factory introduced a twisty steel tube that fits around the gearshift 
shaft and is 2" on one end & 1-1/2" on the other. So yes- you need two short 
pieces of straight hose to connect it. The factory did this change from a 
single hose with two different diameter ends because they found very early in 
production that running vibration will cause the gearshift shaft to rub clear 
through the hose. There's a TSB (Bull. 12, article 101) covering this part 
-stock after May '74, and all the vendors sell copies of the factory piece- 
most in stainless as part of their kit. I wouldn't use a one piece rubber 
hose, corrugated or not here because of the rubbing problem and lack of space to 
reroute it. Good luck- J DeRyke