Re: cooling system hose diameter?

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxx>]

Those are kind of strange. The driver side is 1-1/4" on both ends 
with a very slight bend to it. The passenger side is 1-1/4" on one 
end and about 1-1/2" or so on the other. Also with a slight kink. 
They are NOT straight hoses. The tube on the passenger side that 
goes "up" is larger since it is the trans cooler on Automatic cars. 
They kept it the same size on the manual cars so that the hoses would 
stay the same, although there is no reason for that particular pipe 
to be larger. 

Dave

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Soma576@xxxx wrote:
> List,
> 
> I need to replace my thermotime switch either today or tomorrow but 
when i 
> drain my coolant to avoid making a mess on the front of my engine, 
i want to 
> replace the two flexible radiator hoses on the bottom of the car 
(this will drain 
> most of it anyway). these are the hoses that make the angle from 
straight 
> metal lines under the car to the metal hoses that go upward to the 
engine. i am 
> referring to part 43 on Houston's site (cooling system), or 105994 
in the 
> parts manual. 

> i want to source these locally to save time and i need to know the 
length and 
> diameter that i need before i start this job.