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StillOutThere
Posted 2024-01-11 12:50 PM (#633364)
Subject: Best available molded radiator hoses?



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Location: Under the X in Texas

Which vendor has the best MOLDED radiator hoses for our FL cars?   Hoping there is someone selling a name brand like Gates in molded hoses.

I have a survivor '55 Imperial Newport and it is very important to have proper-looking molded upper and lower radiator hoses.

From my 1990 Gates vintage applications catalog:

Upper:  26429

Lower:  26427

 

Thanks

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56D500boy
Posted 2024-01-11 2:13 PM (#633366 - in reply to #633364)
Subject: RE: Best available molded radiator hoses?



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Wayne: Obviously those old numbers are NLA and you hate (like I do) those corrugated flexible rad hoses.

I went through quite a search when I was looking for a decent moulded hose for my 56 Dodge.

Along the way in my 56 Dodge hose search, I bumped into a photo of a 56 Imperial with a "Mopar 60880" hose. The search that I subsequently did on that hose is gone in the ether,
but a new search (today) on "60880" did show up somethings that might work for you.



https://www.partsource.ca/products/80765-continental-radiator-hose-u...

https://www.amazon.ca/Continental-Elite-60880-Molded-Radiator/dp/B00...

My Search (which showed up Gates and AC Delco as nicely moulded alternatives):

http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=67622&...

Good luck. Detail on that Mopar 60880 hose in the 56 Imperial:



Edited by 56D500boy 2024-01-11 5:14 PM




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StillOutThere
Posted 2024-01-11 2:25 PM (#633367 - in reply to #633364)
Subject: Re: Best available molded radiator hoses?



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Location: Under the X in Texas		Thanks, yes, cutting down to size another application's longer hose is always an option. In the good old days friendly countermen at parts stores would let me walk to the back and match up my hoses among the hundreds they had hanging on the back wall.
This is a start. Thanks
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Mopar1
Posted 2024-01-14 10:30 AM (#633389 - in reply to #633367)
Subject: Re: Best available molded radiator hoses?



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StillOutThere
Posted 2024-01-14 2:52 PM (#633392 - in reply to #633364)
Subject: Re: Best available molded radiator hoses?



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Location: Under the X in Texas		Trans heat exchangers are in the lower rad hose. Above photos aren't a revealing angle for that. I can't answer for that car.
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56D500boy
Posted 2024-01-14 5:22 PM (#633395 - in reply to #633392)
Subject: Re: Best available molded radiator hoses?



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StillOutThere - 2024-01-14 11:52 AM
Trans heat exchangers are in the lower rad hose. Above photos aren't a revealing angle for that. I can't answer for that car.


Like this:





REFERENCE: http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=73659&...

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StillOutThere
Posted 2024-01-23 2:14 PM (#633489 - in reply to #633364)
Subject: Re: Best available molded radiator hoses?



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Location: Under the X in Texas		Andy Bernbaum is the ONLY source I found offering both upper and lower MOLDED radiator hoses. I have placed an order.
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