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#386978 03/12/2008 3:43 AM
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Have a '66 283 stock motor. I don't know if I made a mistake but I have a new radiator with inlet hose diameter larger than my pipe and short hoses that go to the thermostat housing (1 1/2").
The question is: I can connect the hose and pipe to the thermo housing but not the radiator tank because it will not quite stretch over it. What should I do? I hate to eliminate the pipe because then it won't look stock. Is there some reducer that can go on the radiator?
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Gary,

You can buy universal flexible hoses with different end ID's, check at your local quality, real parts store and give them the length needed plus the ID of each end.

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i'm having a hard time trying to find a bottom hose of '''''anything'''' to fit my stock radiator w/ a 292 motor??

Hummmmm

i'll keep lookin'


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Gary,

I don't know the sizes you're dealing with but NAPA has items #735-2891 which is a 1 1/4" X 1 1/2" adapter and item # 735-2892 which is a 1 3/4" X 2" adapter.

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Thanks for steering me in the right direction.

Gary


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