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yeah, I saw that the drawing said "90 degree elbow" , "use pre-formed hose"
I'll have to get one or the other, which was it stock I wonder? preformed hoses I'd imagine. Last edited by jvandyke; 02-21-2007 at 01:52 AM.. |
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"Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn." Benjamin Franklin
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I used the pre-formed hose, I believe it was off a Ford product. I took the old hose with me to match the Id of the hose, went to Advance Auto and got them to let me look through their assortment of hoses until I found the right one. I believe I trimed about an inch off each end and it's worked so far. Hth, Jarrell
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You lose your dreams, you lose your mind. (The Rolling Stones)
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Any more info? I don't have an old one to go by?....
Don't bother. I just did the same thing (looked through the rack at an Autozone) and picked one that looked like it should fit. If not, I'll go back and try another. Last edited by jvandyke; 02-21-2007 at 12:19 PM.. |
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"Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn." Benjamin Franklin
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Last edited by tekenaar; 02-22-2007 at 12:23 PM.. |
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"Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn." Benjamin Franklin
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At least you know that much. A leak is much worse than no heat.
On my car, the hose coming out of the thermostat housing runs back along the head, around the carb, and back up to the heater control valve. I think this is how Opel used to run them. I found that making that 90 degree turn put a heater hose right under the fuel bowl or fuel line. |
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"No, the motor is not in the back." "No, your friend in high school did not 'peg' his speedometer." |
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nearly done: everything in and working (except stereo....?? dead??)
dash, clock even works now -different thread, windshield back in, car run coolant capped off. Cool. tonight; button up interior and well, drive it?? Wow, first real "work" on the GT, baptism by fire I hope. Kinda surprised it works. I did rig the electric fuel pump to the rear defroster switch. Works fine. Fan motor, both speeds, no hideous noise. Both side vents fixed and re-ducted. Heater valve seems to be set up decently pics later. Thanks all. Not an easy intro to GT mechanics but so far I've not made anything worse, well beside the stereo is DOA where it worked before. Last edited by jvandyke; 02-23-2007 at 12:13 AM.. |
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