[DeTomaso] 1974 T-stat housing pipe- Anchor point???
Larry Stock
larrys at panteraparts.com
Tue Sep 26 13:10:03 EDT 2017
I think it just goes to a valve cover bolt. On our SS water pipes we don¹t
utilize that support bracket since it seems to be well supported by the
hose and fasteners at either end of the pipe.
Larry Stock
On 9/26/17, 9:56 AM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Steve Liebenow"
<detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
steven.liebenow at att.net> wrote:
> All with late cars....a question!
> On the pipe that heads from the block back to the pressure tank, there
> is what would appear to be a support bracket, about 5-6" long. It
> appears in the drawing in the parts book....and is listed as something
> that started in 74 according to the part number.
> Where does this thing anchor to?
> It appears like someone cut my bracket a bit shorter than it was
> originally.......like the last inch or so......
> Is this supposed to go to a valve cover bolt or to a header bolt? If
> the latter, did they use a double sided stud as used in so many Ford
> exhaust manifolds over the years?
> While the pipe is light, the bracket appears to be rather substantial,
> and I don't like the idea of this weight just hanging there acting like
> something that is going to bounce around & influence the molecules in
> the pipe section to part with each other......and let the fresh coolant
> out......
> Thanks!!!
> Steve
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