LS swappers. Help with Radiator hose
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From: Forked River NJ
LS swappers. Help with Radiator hose
The upper should be no problem. Seems like an 1 1/4 hose kind of in a Z should work. I took a coat hanger and bent it to what I need and will see what we can match up at the parts store. The lower is a 1 1/2 and is pretty short. My probelm is the spreader bar is right in the way of the outlet. My outlet comes straight out and no I cannot run anything else. The LS3 is different and this water neck was tough enough to find. I have thought about making a different bracket raising the spreader bar slightly to clear the hose. What have you guys run for hoses or are you just finding one that fits.
On a side note the belt I need is a long one. It is 98 inches long or like 2380 mm long. That is a little over 8 feet.
On a side note the belt I need is a long one. It is 98 inches long or like 2380 mm long. That is a little over 8 feet.
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2001
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From: North Easton Mass
My spreader bar was also interfering with the lower hose. I cut a 90 degree piece out of a rubber hose with one side long enough to come down below the spreader bar. I attached a flexible metal hose to that and ran it down to the radiator fitting. My radiator is a Dewitt's replacement for the original small block/no AC radiator so this solution may not work at all for your radiator.
Rick B.
Rick B.
