The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot '60-'66 Trucks radiator hose markings...

hey guys...well i soon going to be restoring my engine bay in my 66 C-10...did the radiator hoses come with the part number labeled on the hoses on a 292 I6 truck....?

If you had the original hose you could take it to the parts store and have them try to match it up with a new one or look up your truck specs in their inventory. You could just grab some basic measurements and go get some cut-to-fit flexible hose too.

Finding the hose to fit is no problem but I think the question is "what did it look like on the dealer showroom floor?" correct me if I'm wrong but I don't know the answer, I don't, really.

The V8 trucks, includging the '60-'66 Chevy trucks with the 283 sbc ('60-'66) and the 327 sbc (available in '66), came from the factory with a hard pipe upper radiator hose, with a 4" rubber starter hose at the water inlet and the top tank inlet of the factory Harrison radiator. The factory hose clamps were "tower" clamps manufactured by Wittek or Murray.

I am not sure about the six cylinder equipped trucks, but I would try to do a google search for images of 4-5-6 Chevy trucks, and try to find a good example of some factory spec restorations, showing the engine bay. I have several very nice engine bay shots of six cylinder powerplants. All of them I have seen in pictures or in person are molded rubber hose. If you are interested, let me know and I will e-mail them to you.

Good luck.