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Old Oct 9, 2018 | 08:50 AM
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Hey all,

I bought the truck motor rear steam crossover which has the vertical outlet. I have that routed to the front of the car and will want to T it together with the front crossover. Will just a simple copper T suffice? OK if all 3 ends of the T are the same size, or does the single end of the T(that goes to the radiator) HAVE to be bigger? Do I need to put some sort of check valve to prevent the steam from going back in or down the alternate side.

Just want to make sure I plumb it correctly.

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Old Oct 9, 2018 | 10:11 AM
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I think you mean brass not copper? You can use brass, plastic, steel, or nylon, any will work ok.
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I think you mean brass not copper? You can use brass, plastic, steel, or nylon, any will work ok.
Yes Brass my bad. Just wanted to make sure its ok to run each vent hose into the T without issues. Or if a check valve or anything special was required. Was worried about say, steam from the rear hitting the T and routing to the front hose instead of the Radiator. Might be a dumb questions just wanted to make sure I do it right.
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The pressure will come up from each port so no real issue there. Most of the water collection kits use a fancy manifold block. No difference really.
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