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General Category => Henry J & Allstate Forum => Topic started by: porsche1914 on August 27, 2014, 01:29:57 PM

Title: Radiator hose
Post by: porsche1914 on August 27, 2014, 01:29:57 PM

I need an upper radiator hose for a '51 J, 6 cyl. Any ideas?
Thanks

Title: Re: Radiator hose
Post by: Quadromaniac on August 28, 2014, 11:33:11 AM

I don't have the # right now but NAPA has them the top and bottom are interchangeable. I have them on mine. 1953 Allstate with a 6 cylinder. I will check later today the tag is still on the hose.

Title: Re: Radiator hose
Post by: porsche1914 on August 28, 2014, 12:17:42 PM

Thank you.

Title: Re: Radiator hose
Post by: Fid on August 28, 2014, 05:36:05 PM

That was one of my suggestions Don. You can use the same hose for the top and bottom which is what I did -

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It won't look like the shop manual or the factory pictures but it does look and work fine and it's not a flex hose!

Title: Re: Radiator hose
Post by: Quadromaniac on August 28, 2014, 09:21:17 PM

NAPA # 7274

Title: Re: Radiator hose
Post by: BigDave LM6174 on August 31, 2014, 08:35:14 PM

Do you need to add a coil of wire inside the bottom hose?

Title: Re: Radiator hose
Post by: Fid on August 31, 2014, 08:54:28 PM

I've never added a wire in the bottom hose and never had any overheating problems.