[DeTomaso] cheap adapters for coolant size hoses (Tefba)

Sat Mar 15 17:02:15 EDT 2014

Thanks for the mention. I found those fittings, used for sweat-soldering big copper pipes, decades ago at a hardware store. I've been using them on my Fluidyne radiator and in the hose going from the surge tank back to the long stainless steel water return pipe. This hose makes a sharpish bend near the crankshaft pulley and the copper fitting takes the stress off the hose. 

Sweat-solder fittings are sized by OD while radiator hoses are sized by ID so likely there will be no exact fits, but as mentioned, a minute's immersion in hot water softens the hose enough to allow it to be forced onto the copper fittings or the stainless pipes. Neither the Gates hoses, copper fittings nor the stainless pipes show any signs of corrosion after 20 years of use.

Note also that replacing the early stock two-sized hose that makes a convoluted bend around the gearshift rod, with the Ford L update steel piece is also a really good idea. Vibration & shift motion have worn thru these pre-L rubber hoses & they're hard to find. Also part of vendor supplied stainless kits- J DeRyke

-----Original Message-----
From: The DeTomaso Registry Guy <detomasoregistry at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sat, Mar 15, 2014 1:01 pm
Subject: [DeTomaso] cheap adapters for coolant size hoses (Tefba)

   Long ago I found at my local hardware store a copper pipe that is our
   coolant size (or really close.)

   I use one small elbow, 90 degree ?, so my engine front hose is not the
   complicated 1-piece rubber hose (hard to source)

   but two straight pieces (Gates Green), with the elbow in between.  As
   the copper pipe is "expanded" to take

   the next (copper) piece, it is larger on one end than the other.  One
   size seems to be close to SAE/USA standard, and

   the other is close to our 1 3/8-ish size (probably metric).

   I suspect there would be a straight  "connecter" type piece a few
   inches long (wider on one end).

   This might also work as a Tefba adapter... (One on each side.)

   The copper pipe suggestion is from Jack DeRyke (Thanks Jack!).

   Chuck

   The De Tomaso Registry Guy

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   Thanks for the mention. I found those fittings, used for
   sweat-soldering big copper pipes, decades ago at a hardware store. I've
   been using them on my Fluidyne radiator and in the hose going from the
   surge tank back to the long stainless steel water return pipe. This
   hose makes a sharpish bend near the crankshaft pulley and the copper
   fitting takes the stress off the hose.
   Sweat-solder fittings are sized by OD while radiator hoses are sized by
   ID so likely there will be no exact fits, but as mentioned, a minute's
   immersion in hot water softens the hose enough to allow it to be forced
   onto the copper fittings or the stainless pipes. Neither the Gates
   hoses, copper fittings nor the stainless pipes show any signs of
   corrosion after 20 years of use.
   Note also that replacing the early stock two-sized hose that makes a
   convoluted bend around the gearshift rod, with the Ford L update steel
   piece is also a really good idea. Vibration & shift motion have worn
   thru these pre-L rubber hoses & they're hard to find. Also part of
   vendor supplied stainless kits- J DeRyke

   -----Original Message-----
   From: The DeTomaso Registry Guy <detomasoregistry at gmail.com>
   To: List DeTomaso <Detomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Sat, Mar 15, 2014 1:01 pm
   Subject: [DeTomaso] cheap adapters for coolant size hoses (Tefba)
   Long ago I found at my local hardware store a copper pipe that is our
   coolant size (or really close.)

   I use one small elbow, 90 degree ?, so my engine front hose is not the
   complicated 1-piece rubber hose (hard to source)