Re: [Amc-list] Late-model AMC Radiator Hose Problem

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

I dunno if it's parts-number-consolidation (probably) but I've
had to fiddle radiator hoses for years. Then again nothing I
have is stock.  Here's what I have in my spreadsheet:


63 Classic	Radiator hose, lower	Gates/NAPA 7310, 1.5" x 1.75" x 19.25", FLEX DOES NOT FIT
63 Classic	Radiator hose, upper	Gates/NAPA 7717 FLEX DOES NOT FIT	(B) 70471cs (needs cutting) non-A/C!

70 Hornet	Radiator hose, lower	NAPA 7651, 60977 (Gates?) fits bigger 3-row	83 motor, should fit all six
70 Hornet	Radiator hose, upper	NAPA 7914	83 motor, should fit all six

Got part numbers on the good Dayco and bad gates/goodyear?


There are different hoses for the radiator-front
vs. radiator-back brackets -- some push the radiator forward
of the skin and some towards the back (01 chassis generally
forward).

(My 63 classic has a 70 232; the 70 hornet has an 83 258.)


And what's with those flex hose pieces of crap?! They don't
work at all!  There are tight 90's on the AMC hoses that must
be molded.



On Thu, 13 Mar 2008, Frank Swygert wrote:

> Hope you told them the Dayco fits right! That ought to get them moving!! I'ts pretty darned easy to make a hose a bit longer, and easy to trim a little if too long on one end for some models. That might be the approach Dayco took -- some models may take the shorter hose. Dayco may have picked the longer hose on purpose, but then again they may have got lucky...
>
> In any case, thanks a lot for the heads up, I'll look for a Dayco next time!
>
> --------------
> Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:57:05 -0400
> From: "Graham, George W (GE Infra, Energy)" <george.graham@xxxxxx>
>
> Seems all the usual brand's catalogs
> list the same hose for pretty much all '77-and-up AMC 6-cylinder
> passenger cars.  However, hoses sold under the
> Gates and Goodyear brand are too short (by about 1.5 inches) on the
> thermostat end to fit properly (or at all, for that matter).   Wonder if
> this is due to one of those pesky "part number consolidation" things
> pushed by the Gates bean counters.   I did send Gates the info on my
> problem; we'll see if I get any reply.
>
> Good news is that the Dayco brand hoses still fit OK (for now, anyway).
> Dayco hoses are also sold by PartsAmerica/Advance Auto under their
> "Drive-Rite" brand.
>
>
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