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What is everyone using for a lower radiator hose on LS-Fox body swap w/4th gen rad?

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Old 01-11-2011, 10:47 AM
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Default What is everyone using for a lower radiator hose on LS-Fox body swap w/4th gen rad?

Just like the title says, doing an LQ9 in a Fox Body, going to run the factory Escalade upper hose, but the lower hose wont work (different size outlets). What is everyone using that is running the 4th gen radiator and the truck water pump in a fox body?
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I have not tried yet, but wont a f body hose work?
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Dunno, I assume the f-body hose is the same diameter on both ends, the diameter of the fbody radiator is smaller then the outlet on the waterpump. The upper works fine however. Worst case I guess there are probably couplers that could be used to go from one size to the other.
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Originally Posted by dville_gt
Dunno, I assume the f-body hose is the same diameter on both ends, the diameter of the fbody radiator is smaller then the outlet on the waterpump. The upper works fine however. Worst case I guess there are probably couplers that could be used to go from one size to the other.
JTR has some transitional hose splicers.
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i have stock f body hoses on mine

iirc all the thermostats fit cars n trucks so i dont see how the lower hoses could be diff in size
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Originally Posted by Gray86hatch
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this works with the 4th gen fbody radiator an a truck waterpump in a fox body?



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