upper radiator hose guard
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Re: upper radiator hose guard (fastback79)
Don't know what it would be called other than a hose guard. Just a thought...when I bought my 69, it had the wrong radiator and an incorrect upper hose. The hose came REAL close to the fan. It was a real Bubba rigged system. The previous owner had used a Campbell's soup can...split down the middle. He wrapped the can around the hose and secured it with duct tape to keep the fan from cutting the hose. Putting in the correct radiator with the correct hose solved my problem. Hope this helps. Chuck
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Re: upper radiator hose guard (paul79)
My 1979 does not have a guard, metal or otherwise. Can you be more specific? The hose can hit the timing chain as it is enclosed in a cover.
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Re: upper radiator hose guard (BSeery)
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Re: upper radiator hose guard (BSeery)
Bseery and poster. Here is another view. It is a metal guard that prevents the alternator belt from hitting the upper rad hose. I do not have a name for it, however. Print out the pics and take to GM dealer or send/take to Corvette salvage yard if you are looking for one.
P.S.-The hose should not "fall." It is fairly rigid. What can happen is that the alternator belt becomes too loose and flies "up" and slices the rad hose.
[Modified by paul79, 3:04 PM 10/14/2001]
P.S.-The hose should not "fall." It is fairly rigid. What can happen is that the alternator belt becomes too loose and flies "up" and slices the rad hose.
[Modified by paul79, 3:04 PM 10/14/2001]
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Re: upper radiator hose guard (Chuck Gongloff)
Don't know what it would be called other than a hose guard. Just a thought...when I bought my 69, it had the wrong radiator and an incorrect upper hose. The hose came REAL close to the fan. It was a real Bubba rigged system. The previous owner had used a Campbell's soup can...split down the middle. He wrapped the can around the hose and secured it with duct tape to keep the fan from cutting the hose. Putting in the correct radiator with the correct hose solved my problem. Hope this helps. Chuck
Darn! I cant get to my homepage to show you a pic of my shiny "mmmm good" upper rad hose guard!! :)
[Modified by MNJack, 5:05 PM 10/14/2001]
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Re: upper radiator hose guard (MNJack)
I also CHALLENGE whether yours was actually an authentic Campbells soup can. Once the original label is removed it is nearly impossible to distinguish an original Campbells Soup can from Lipton, or a can of dog food for that matter!
BTW, I don't have that gadget on my car. I'll check the AIM later to see if it was supposed to be there.
-Pedro
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Re: upper radiator hose guard (fastback79)
Mine broke off on its own about two years ago. No longer make the guard for my year. So I bubba'd it and bought an L-bracket, slid a piece of bicycle tire over it, and bolted into place. May be a bubba, but it is a good bubba. You hardly notice it, and then, only if looking for it. Best of all, keeps hose from whatever might force if down onto the belt. Now if the belt breaks and wraps itself around the hose, that's another topic.
