radiator hose differences ac or non ac?
#1
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radiator hose differences ac or non ac?
dumb question but I just deleted my ac from my 74 permanently as it is a cruiser/non original fun car. anyway I am getting ready to order a new seal kit for the radiator/rad support & hood area and also wanted to buy new upper & lower rad hose's. they list upper & lower hose's for 74's with ac or without ac...what the difference are they formed or bent different and should I stay with the type I had in the car when it had AC or go to the non-ac hose version?
#2
I looked at two corvette vendor sites, Willcox and Ecklers and neither one of them shows a choice of radiator hoses between AC and non-AC. Where are you looking for your hoses?
#4
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zips corvette
http://www.zip-corvette.com/68-82-c3...year/1974.html
I guess one is factory replacement, one is generic and not sure of the other one, but the bends look different?
http://www.zip-corvette.com/68-82-c3...year/1974.html
I guess one is factory replacement, one is generic and not sure of the other one, but the bends look different?
#5
Team Owner
The hose selection is based on the radiator that you have. A/C cars got different radiators.
Did you also change the radiator in your car? No? Then buy the hoses for an A/C car (which is what you still have...but without the A/C).
Did you also change the radiator in your car? No? Then buy the hoses for an A/C car (which is what you still have...but without the A/C).