Re: [AMC-list] PREFORMED UPPPER RADIATOR HOSE FOR 196OHV

[tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

YES!!! Thanks Matt!

http://www.ramblerparts.com/new.html

Hot damn, the correct part no foolin'. Listed as NEW PART. $20+shipping, but
no stretching, probably more reliable, and money goes to a nice small
american business and friend of ours.

I'll order one and keep my Spirit hose as a spare in the trunk.






On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 04:49, Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> I think Galvin's (http://www.ramblerparts.com) has both upper and lower
> hoses that are correct.
>
> Matt
>
> On 6/20/2009 4:38 AM, das24rules@xxxxxxxxx spouted this sage advice:
>
>  so, i had to get a new upper radiator hose. my original one finally was
>> trying
>> real hard to give up the ghost. HATE them stupid flex hoses. figured thats
>> what i would have to get. my buddies at the parts store looked it up on
>> the
>> computer, and said they would have to order it. i thought that was
>> strange.
>> no flex hose the right length... so i figured it was just the radiator
>> size
>> and the t-stat neck sizes they didnt have. so, today, picked it up, and
>> BLOW
>> ME AWAY BETTY!!!! it was a preformed hose that looked right. it fits
>> almost
>> perfectly also. has to bend just a little bit more than the form, but wow,
>> i
>> havent found a preformed upper hose for the ohv 196 before so i was just
>> trying to get all i could outta the original. part number is
>> GATES 20348
>>
>> now, tomorrow, i find out if they got lower formed hose. this is for the
>> '62 classic. as far as i know and have seen, all the 196 ohv
>> cast iron motors have the same tstat and my classic and american both have
>> the same radiator. the american would just be a little closer. but, that
>> problem could be solved i think. the hose is the size of the radiator
>> inlet.
>> it expands for the tstat. so i THINK it could just be trimmed down where
>> needed after it bends to point to the radiator. i need to look and measure
>> the hose and see how long it is strait, and how far i am from the radiator
>> and front of motor. and maybe tom j can give measurments of his, and then
>> we
>> will know if it would work for the americans also.
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