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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 158 | I need new upper and lower radiator hoses for my truck. I am using the factory radiator but the engine is out of a 1962 Chevrolet truck. I don't know if this is going to change anything. But where would be a good place to get the correct hoses. Rockauto does not list hoses. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,214 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,214 | I just recently went through a similar situation w/a 79 250 in a 49 GMC. Due to previous hillbilly engr'ing I had to change the thermostat housing to the smaller 235 hose outlet which was smaller than the radiator's opening. I now needed a hose with 2 different sized hose openings. Armed with measurements, 10 minutes at a local FLAPS produced a flex hose that worked perfectly. You may have to go that same route. Pic | | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 | If you have the 216 original therm housing just use that and original size hose.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 264 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 264 | If you've got a good flaps they may let u behind the counter to look, I had that last year, due to the newer engine than truck, and the fire engine auxiliary cooler requiring some specialty fitting. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 843 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 843 | "If you've got a good flaps they may let u behind the counter to look"
Good morning 52vff
A local OReilly Auto Parts has a huge inventory or radiator hoses and they let me search through that inventory to find upper and lower hoses that are an exact fit for my street rod.
Ray
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 980 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 980 | And just in case you need another source, I got mine from Summit. I have the original radiator, with a 350. ID of all four hose ends are different. I was able to find the two hoses I needed and could cut to fit.
~ Victor 1941 3/4-Ton Pickup (in process). Read about it in the DITY Gallery1955 Grumman Kurbside "Doughboy" 235/3 on tree w/ OD 1957 3100 - moved on 1959 C4500 Short Bus "Magic Bus" - moved on 1959 G3800 1 Ton Dually "Chief" - moved on 1958 C4400 Viking "Thor" ~ moved on to fellow Bolter | | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 158 | Ok I decided to go with the 216 water pump conversion. Does gates make the factory radiator hoses for a 1946 chevrolet truck? | | |
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