Cooling Inlet/Outlet Sizes - Hose sources

[kukm66]

Aftermarket radiators are showing 1.5" inlet and 1.75 outlet sizes.

Were these standard for stock 200 rads???

Also, anyone have part numbers for reinforced hoses, top and bottom?
Most parts houses are not showing whether or not they are reinforced.

 

[Cool23]

If you are looking for a universal fit radiator hose have a look at www.cool-flex.com

 

[JackFish]

http://www.coolflex.com/cfm/welcome.cfm

That being said...

Do you mean molded hoses? I was afraid I'd have to put one of those ugly cheap generic flex-hoses on my new engine, but as luck would have it my local parts store had nice molded ones in stock.

 

[kukm66]

I would prefer molded ones. They seemed to disappear from the stores, whereas many years ago they were common.

 

[Cool23]

http://www.coolflex.com/cfm/welcome.cfm

That being said...

Do you mean molded hoses? I was afraid I'd have to put one of those ugly cheap generic flex-hoses on my new engine, but as luck would have it my local parts store had nice molded ones in stock.

Thanks for posting the full link I have Cool-Flex on all my vehicles. As for that universal rubber hose I can only say that it looks F-UGLY and like you did not try to find a decent radiator hose.

 

[65coupei6]

Are you talking about 200 radiators? Stock was 1 1/4 inlet & outlet. V8's were 1 1/2 & 1 3/4

Were did you find your info? I could also be wrong.

The easiest thing to do. Well, not easy but custom. Get a piece of right angle stainless. Add a piece of silicone hose on each end for the upper hose.

For the lower. I was going to make the basic shape with a clothes hanger. Bring it to Home Depot or what ever plumbing supply. Find some copper bends that will make the shape. Sweat it all together. Then either have it chromed ($$$) or I could use my home powder coating system. Drop some silicon hose on the ends.

 

[kukm66]

Marco:

Those sizes were quoted by the suppliers of the radiators and are in conflict with the actual measurements of the water pump snout and thermostat housing.
What I am not sure of is the diameters of the stock radiator inlet and outlet. If the molded hoses are formed to accomodate the difference, then that solves the problem.
My actual measurements of the outside diameter of the water pump snout and thermostat housing are around 1 1/2 inches.

 

[early ford fan]

you can take a couple of inches of the smaller hose and stick it it the larger hose as a spacer.

 

[powerband]

I ran into a problem adapting radiator hoses for a "built" 250 in an early roundbody. I needed a bigger X-Flow radiator - so I used molded hoses for a 77 Granada 250 which had a X-Flow OEM. I ran into a problem with the lower hose. it was molded for the 250 Pump inlet but the radiator outlet side was too small (1-1/2?) for the 1-3/4 Aluminum aftermarket X-flow radiator. After wrestling and lubing it to no solution - I wound up using an Exhaust pipe stretcher - that expands the pipe. After putting the expander in the hose and using the air wrench on the expander , it was easily installed on the oversize radiator outlet.


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[Cool23]

you can take a couple of inches of the smaller hose and stick it it the larger hose as a spacer.

Not what I would call a good move as you would not want it to come apart.

 

[early ford fan]

why would it come apart?

 

[65coupei6]

you can take a couple of inches of the smaller hose and stick it it the larger hose as a spacer.

This is what you basically do with a cool flex hose. Since there are so many different sizes of radiator inlets/outlets they include adaptors which are just pieces of rubber.

 

[Cool23]

you can take a couple of inches of the smaller hose and stick it it the larger hose as a spacer.

This is what you basically do with a cool flex hose. Since there are so many different sizes of radiator inlets/outlets they include adaptors which are just pieces of rubber.

Missing in the point here was how or where the two pieces of rubber to be joined would be located. If like Cool-Flex it is an adapter on a Radiator fitting Thermostat or water pump fitting that would work ok as that is how Cool-Flex is designed to work, but if trying to join two different size hoses other than these locations then I can see issues / problems.

I have and do make Stainless steel reducers to do this and recently made a Cool-Flex hose fitting adaptor Y Piece for a 3 inch water pump. Something in a size Cool-Flex do not cater for.

I should also add Cool-Flex also suggest and supply Super Glue to use when using the rubber adaptors.