Tricky Radiator Hose Problem

[jamie1974]

   I have a dilemma with my radiator hose I'm trying to work out. I've got a 440 with a non-stock radiator that came out of an unknown car. My lower radiator hose is shot, and the problem is that this strange radiator has it's lower hose fitting on the other (passenger) side rather on the driver side of the vehicle. So basically this hose goes down out of the water pump, wraps under the oil filter, and goes across under the fan to the far side of the radiator (passenger side) and plugs in there rather than just coming out of the pump and heading straight down to the radiator hose fitting on a stock 440 radiator.

    I went to the local parts shop and went through the "Gates" radiator hose book over and over and I couldn't come up with anything.

    The radiator has a 1 3/4" OD hose connector on it, and the 440 water pump has a 1 3/4" OD connector, too.

    Can anyone think of anything a guy on a budget can do in this case? I really want to get my car on the road, but I'm on a budget right now and a new radiator is something I really want to avoid for the time being. Is there some kind of 1 3/4 radiator hose that is just straight and can be bent to fit what I need? Any other ideas? 
   

[chargerman68]

sounds like u have the wrong water pump housing on yours.i had the same problem just switch the angle of my water pump housing from the pass side to the driver and got a stock hose and worked fine...

[Lurker]

assuming its a 440, there is 2 styles of water pump housing one has passenger side outlet the other driver side, i think it was mid 1973 that they switched, i can't remeber which is which offhand. 

[mikepmcs]

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=SUM%2D390148&N=700+115&autoview=sku

it will cost you the same either way time or money.  4 feet should do the trick.



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Mike

[chargerman68]

since on a very tight budget went to junkyard and found one off a dodge motor home for my 440,maybe u will have some luck...cost me 10 bucks and some rtv(which is requirement for anything)

[Lurker]

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=SUM%2D390148&N=700+115&autoview=sku

it will cost you the same either way time or money.  4 feet should do the trick.



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Mike

wow the extra coolant capacity would be nice but i have never seen a 4 foot rad hose before

[jamie1974]

    Thanks for the great tips! I guess that radiator must have been out of a 73 or later model, then. Yeah my water pump snout is on the drivers side. I am not sure if I will go with the pump replacement or the hose yet, but either idea sounds really do-able on a budget. 

[41husk]

4' of hose? wow, If it were me I would change the water pump.

[charger2fast4u]

i had a similar problem i couldn't find the right radiator hose to fit mine so i went with this and solved the problem pays off in the end  http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10002_762574_-1_10603

[mikepmcs]

Yup same thing I posted above. Summit is cheaper.

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Mike

[41husk]

Those jegs hoses would be good to brighten up an engine Bay as well.