At 11:11 AM 4/11/2003, you wrote: >I have an 86 auto that is sitting at the shop with a leeaking hose. THe >hose is pictured in the NAPA conversion but no letter by it. It looks like >a single strait piece that should be easy to find a replacemtn for but I >don't have the size or the messuraments. It is also pictured on bently 19.11 >it comes out of what bently calls the distributer unit (passenger side next >tor xaxel) then goes into plastic pipe going to radiator. It looks like it >only about 4-6 inches long and maybe 1.5-2 inch diameter. I just did mine last week. It's 1-1/2" I.D. Hose One would think that a 6" chunk of 1-1/2" hose would be a snap to find at the FLAPS. Hmmmmph. I tried 3 stores and couldn't get a piece. I finally bought a Gates 21953, which has about 9" of straight followed by some curvy junk. A few seconds with a sharp knife and I had what I needed. Don't forget some new hose clamps. Mine weren't reusable. When you pull the old one off, you're gonna loose most all your coolant, so be prepared with a big pan or whatever... Steve '86 Westy |
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