Re: Upper Radiator Hose - 5K Series

[Eugene Sokolovski <esokolov@worldnet.att.net>]

It  will fit. BTDT with my 5kcst.   The
upper radiator hose needed replacement, but
I was cheap and didn't want to spend $$$
for a  new one . So I just bought one from
N/A 5K for $5, cut it  in the middle, put a brass
T-piece  of suitable size between the halves,
and put the hose back.
Worked  like a charm.

HTH

Eugene
'87 5kcstq 148K miles 1.8 bar
'86 5kcst 5-spd (gone)

Mark Pollan wrote:

> Hi All:
>
> Is the upper radiator hose on a normally aspirated 5K the same dimension
> as that of a turbo - with the obvious exception of the grafted hose.
> I'm asking because when my radiator goes I would like to get one of
> the Modine all metal ones and have them solder an outlet the same size
> as that of the auxiliary coolant pump.  Me thinks this would be a more
> robust design as I always get some wicking of coolant through the fibers
> - presumably resulting from a poor graft.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Mark Pollan, '86 5KCSTQ 278K Miles