upper radiator hose question
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upper radiator hose question
Has anybody ever used silicon radiator hose tape to build up the inlet on a radiator? The upper hose on my 1977 is a little loose fitting on my new American Eagle AE718 radiator. The lower fits perfect. Both hoses are brand new. I think if I put a few wraps of high temp tape on the inlet it would be enough to make the upper hose fit more snuggly.
The reason its loose is because the stock radiator hose has a 1-1/2" ID and my new radiator upper inlet is 1-1/3". I was able to snug it down with a clamp but its not good enough for me. Lower was perfect. That's because the outlet on the new radiator is 1-1/2" which is correct.
Last edited by jgcable; May 16, 2016 at 11:42 AM.
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used a piece of roofing membrane to do that once on a friends car. worked just fine. have also heard of wrapping bicycle innertube, but the self-healing tape/water shield roofing stuff is cleaner and easier.
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Hi Jgc,
Does the new outlet have the raised 'rib' at it's end.
That really helps keeps the worm type clamp from slipping off the end outlet and also helps keep the hose from moving from under the clamp.
I'd think that 'rib' would give you some protection from the pressure blowing the hose off the outlet if you can get a good seal.
Regards,
Alan
Does the new outlet have the raised 'rib' at it's end.
That really helps keeps the worm type clamp from slipping off the end outlet and also helps keep the hose from moving from under the clamp.
I'd think that 'rib' would give you some protection from the pressure blowing the hose off the outlet if you can get a good seal.
Regards,
Alan
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Hi Jgc,
Does the new outlet have the raised 'rib' at it's end.
That really helps keeps the worm type clamp from slipping off the end outlet and also helps keep the hose from moving from under the clamp.
I'd think that 'rib' would give you some protection from the pressure blowing the hose off the outlet if you can get a good seal.
Regards,
Alan
Does the new outlet have the raised 'rib' at it's end.
That really helps keeps the worm type clamp from slipping off the end outlet and also helps keep the hose from moving from under the clamp.
I'd think that 'rib' would give you some protection from the pressure blowing the hose off the outlet if you can get a good seal.
Regards,
Alan
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