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A little detail often missed/skipped when doing a restoration is the rad hoses. The originals had a somewhat faded 1/8 wide white stripe running the length of the hose with "breaks" for the numbers, and breaks at each end. I found an nos hose, and duplicated the stipe on the two rad repro hoses for my 68 Chevelle. I've noticed the diehard Vette guys use a blue stripe for their application.
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You mean like this? The blue line is correct for mid-year applications.
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Bruce. The clamp on the water pump is the largest, 2 5/16. The 2 upper clamps are the smaller, 2 1/16. And I forget if the lower one on the radiator is the same size as the upper???
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And if you want to get real anal you can dust the hoses in baby powder when completed to replicate the manufacturer's mold release. Sorry, I am one of them........
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While we're on the hose/clamp thing. Who has the correct size water-pump bypass hose clamps? I can't seem to find the right size.
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Are you talking the side style clamps. If so try paragon corvettes.
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I've ordered them from Paragon before and they're big. Here's a link.
clamp By the time the clamp starts to get tight, the nut doesn't have anywhere to go. I'm kinda stumped. ![]()
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Mark 1966 L72, 4spd Caprice 1974 Z28, M40 Camaro |
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Mark, what do you have for pipes coming out of the intake and water pump and do you have the correct by pass hose????
Could you post some pictures of it?? Or take a measurement of the circumfrence and post it. Something doesn't seem right. ![]() |
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I agree something doesn't seem right. All the fittings are correct as far as I know. The one on the intake is original from what I can tell. The water pump currently on the car is a rebuilt one and had the usual fitting. Here's a pic that shows the water fitting on the intake.
![]() Here's a pic that shows the hose. The clamps have all been changed since this picture was taken. ![]() I didn't have the foresight to keep notes on the measurements. I may have to drain some antifreeze and pop that hose to measure things. Any ideas?
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Mark 1966 L72, 4spd Caprice 1974 Z28, M40 Camaro |
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