upper rad hose

[Bellevensian]

hey guys i was wondering if anyone has had trouble finding an aftermarket upper radiator hose, i\'ve matched it the best i can but i still have to stretch and cut...let me know if you guys have any other options for me.

[Mike]

hoses will vary on your set up, you\'ll just have to keep searching for the perfect one for your set up, buy one of those ugly flex ones and go to every parts house in your area until you find the one you want, carry a handful out to the truck and see which is best.

[4more]

i used the one from a full size truck and had to cutit some but ya it depends on your set up i had more trouble with the lowwer one finaly used a flex one good luck

[drivin2fast]

Im thinking about using flex hoses and putting steel braiding over them... anyone try that yet?

[bohn333]

i used the one that came off the truck i got the motor from. 73 3/4 ton 2WD. trimmed it down alittle bit and it works fine. Fleet Farm has a flex hose that i used on the bottom, worked great.

[basementdweller]

On 2003-01-20 16:22, Bellevensian wrote:

hey guys i was wondering if anyone has had trouble finding an aftermarket upper radiator hose, i\'ve matched it the best i can but i still have to stretch and cut...let me know if you guys have any other options for me.





with a goose neck that goes straight out and up on a 45degree angle, im using an upper hose from a 69 GTO with a pontiac 400 motor... fits like a charm.. trimmed about an inch off it. http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif

[whiner3]

used the lower radm hose from the 2.8 for my upper... had to trim about an inch off each end but it worked perfect...

[fasrnur]

I used the upper from a 68-72 Chevelle and trimed it down. I\'m sure that there are a lot of different hoses that will work for your application.



Jeff....

[my454s10]

mine came off the 82-92 v8 camaro\'s...cut a little off....it works great

[IceQueen]

dont bother covering the flex hose I tried it just looks like crap. The flex hose isn\'t that bad looking with mine so Im going to leave it for now..