question about coolant hose

[240boosted]

i have a s13 with a sr20det. I wondering if anyone know hose that would fit to run to the heater core since i cut the top off and i tried to find one but its not the s shape i need.

https://www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo?...d=505281898767
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[brndck]

1: your photo link doesnt work
2: its helpful if you tell us what car and what engine you have
3: i like pineapple on my pizza
4: google is a thing that exists.

[240boosted]

Originally Posted by brndck

1: your photo link doesnt work
2: its helpful if you tell us what car and what engine you have
3: i like pineapple on my pizza
4: google is a thing that exists.

i clicked both links they seem to work for me. I did search i cant find the coolant size hose for the top i did search as well i have the gates brand hose for the bottom but not the top the return I can’t find a hose

[jr_ss]

Originally Posted by 240boosted

i clicked both links they seem to work for me. I did search i cant find the coolant size hose for the top i did search as well i have the gate ones for the bottom but not the top

Post a photo because you?re asking about a gate and before it was a heater core?

[240boosted]

Originally Posted by jr_ss

Post a photo because you?re asking about a gate and before it was a heater core?

Well one question I had was with my external wastegate this is about the heater core hose return line because I swapped over to s14 water neck

[240boosted]

I didn’t mean gates like that I mean the coolant hose brand by me it’s gates or acdelco

[lok]

Did you cut it like this since you are running a s14 water neck and the turbo coolant line not longer runs behind the head?

If so, you need to go to the parts store and ask them to let you go look at the hoses they have hanging behind the counter. It's 5/8" and you need to find the shape that works best.

[240boosted]

Originally Posted by lok

Did you cut it like this since you are running a s14 water neck and the turbo coolant line not longer runs behind the head?

If so, you need to go to the parts store and ask them to let you go look at the hoses they have hanging behind the counter. It's 5/8" and you need to find the shape that works best.

Correct exactly like that trying find one the 2 places had nothing that fit was wondering what sizes people used

[Thursday7]

I actually found a solution for what I think you're describing by owning an OBS ford truck. Mine is also cut like lok's image, though I did weld the beaded/nipple tip back on it from the cut off portion.

The SR's heater lines here are 3/4", whereas the US S13's heater core nipples are 5/8", at least on my car/engine. You can use stock S13 heater hoses and stretch the 5/8" hose over the 3/4" nipple on the SR, but I imagine that's not a permanent solution and significantly reduces the lifespan of the hose.

What I did was bought 2 small block OBS ford coolant bypass hoses, one for each tube coming from your engine. They are a short 90* bend with a built in 3/4-5/8 reducer. Buy two generic double-male metal 5/8 hose couplers and cut the stock 5/8 heater hose at the right length from the heater core side and put it all together with clamps.

Since the heater hose design on these cars is basically 2-90* bends it should be pretty self-explanatory if you have the parts in front of you, and it's a good reliable solution.

[jedi03]

i think i wrote down the part number last time i did this...ill try to remember to add it to this post or feel free to look through my old posts too...i had to measure and match with my autozone guys

[240boosted]

Originally Posted by jedi03

i think i wrote down the part number last time i did this...ill try to remember to add it to this post or feel free to look through my old posts too...i had to measure and match with my autozone guys

That be sweet thanks man

[slider2828]

I actually just have a 3/4 to 5/8 brass reducer with the hoses that have the bend from gates.... I used Earls Tubing Beader... Just head up the pipe a little and have at it... worked fine....

If someone has a pipe that already has the reducer built in I am all for it.... I would love to have that as well

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/e...saAmdAEALw_wcB

[240boosted]

Originally Posted by slider2828

I actually just have a 3/4 to 5/8 brass reducer with the hoses that have the bend from gates.... I used Earls Tubing Beader... Just head up the pipe a little and have at it... worked fine....

If someone has a pipe that already has the reducer built in I am all for it.... I would love to have that as well

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/e...saAmdAEALw_wcB

Ya I try measure the inner tube that would
Fit seems a bit big

[Thursday7]

Originally Posted by Thursday7

I actually found a solution for what I think you're describing by owning an OBS ford truck. Mine is also cut like lok's image, though I did weld the beaded/nipple tip back on it from the cut off portion.

The SR's heater lines here are 3/4", whereas the US S13's heater core nipples are 5/8", at least on my car/engine. You can use stock S13 heater hoses and stretch the 5/8" hose over the 3/4" nipple on the SR, but I imagine that's not a permanent solution and significantly reduces the lifespan of the hose.

What I did was bought 2 small block OBS ford coolant bypass hoses, one for each tube coming from your engine. They are a short 90* bend with a built in 3/4-5/8 reducer. Buy two generic double-male metal 5/8 hose couplers and cut the stock 5/8 heater hose at the right length from the heater core side and put it all together with clamps.

Since the heater hose design on these cars is basically 2-90* bends it should be pretty self-explanatory if you have the parts in front of you, and it's a good reliable solution.

Part numbers for what I'm explaining:

CONTINENTAL 63726 (3/4 to 5/8 reducer hose from a Ford truck) + DORMAN 56438 (5/8 union) + CONTINENTAL 63096 (KA heater hose, cut the 90 free and toss the rest)

[240boosted]

Thank you I look into that