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Old 11-07-2013, 05:00 PM
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I recently broke my steam port @ #7 looking at replacements they seem somewhat excessive in the aftermarket world. Can I just simply cut off the tubing from the little parts that bolt to each corner and tap them to say like an 1/8th NPT to a barb and run it that way? See any issues or concerns doing it that way or should I just buck up and spend the 200 on the cnced little AN adapters?

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also wondering this?
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easy to make what you want if you use your brain.
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I proposed what I intended to do, I know I can make it. What I am asking is if anyone foresees an issue, with what I was intending.
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Should have no problems, all it is is a port for steam to escape back to the radiator and turn back into a liquid
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http://s41657.storefront-solutions.c...l.aspx?ID=3289 these are reasonable.
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Perfect! That's what I was assuming, but I wanted to make sure before I spent the coin on npt to a/n adapters and associated lines there wasn't more to it that I was missing. I plan to hook all 4 together and have them terminate into the water pump.

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KRC power steering makes a set with -4AN fitting on them.

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Try these. They have the line outputs on the sides like the factory.


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Ever solder copper pipe? This works on the coolant lines also. You can block them off, repair them, whatever.
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Thats a good idea but in the way it broke off in the little block I am not sure I could repair it properly even if I had the skills, the tube pinched and is mis shaped now. I ended up building my own with those little an adapters.
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Originally Posted by sparkwirez06
I bought a set of those and they work great.



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