RC Martin
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Colorado
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Anybody know what size it is? The little 2" piece of silicone hose that goes to the turbo coolant feed. It looks smaller than the other hoses, so I'd guess 1/2" instead of 5/8"?
Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, Bright Canyon Red TuTone, Desert Tan Interior; 1 of 7 in this combo in 1984 according to Marti. 1 of 13,361 TCs in 84.
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Jeff K
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Milwaukee, WI
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I seem to remember its 1/4" ID, but don't quote me on that.
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86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP N2O, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.
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RC Martin
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Oh wow that tiny eh. Thought I saw 5/16" mentioned in some searches but nothing concrete. I might try and measure the coolant manifold nipple, mine is slightly corroded though.
Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, Bright Canyon Red TuTone, Desert Tan Interior; 1 of 7 in this combo in 1984 according to Marti. 1 of 13,361 TCs in 84.
Rebuilt, 3-Angle Valve Job, SYB37 "OE/Small" Slider Cam
Full 3" Stinger Exhaust to Flowmaster 40, Gnari FMIC/Recirc/BPV, MBC @ 18psi, RF-E6 Manifold, Remote-Mount TFI, PC1 and Flowed 35# Injectors, Inline Walboro 255HP, Kirban AFPR
Rebuilt Suspension -- KYB & Energy Suspension
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Dan S
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Harrisburg, PA
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It's 5/16" OD pipe, I just measured one off an '88 engine.
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RC Martin
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Colorado
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That seems tiny I'm wondering if it is different on the T3 or IHI. I just looked at mine and I'm guessing it's 1/2", I'm going to buy 1' of silicone heater hose and give it a shot.
Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, Bright Canyon Red TuTone, Desert Tan Interior; 1 of 7 in this combo in 1984 according to Marti. 1 of 13,361 TCs in 84.
Rebuilt, 3-Angle Valve Job, SYB37 "OE/Small" Slider Cam
Full 3" Stinger Exhaust to Flowmaster 40, Gnari FMIC/Recirc/BPV, MBC @ 18psi, RF-E6 Manifold, Remote-Mount TFI, PC1 and Flowed 35# Injectors, Inline Walboro 255HP, Kirban AFPR
Rebuilt Suspension -- KYB & Energy Suspension
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boboli
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Tucson AZ
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Make sure you get high temperature hose or it won't last long.
I replaced the lines on my 86 turbocoupe back when I was younger. I figured it would be fine. Drove 80 miles towards Phoenix and decided to pull into a rest stop and pop the hood. Opened the hood and found the coolant feed hose on fire! Thankfully, I had all the parts to replace the hose and I drove back home instead of pushing my luck further. I ended up at Grainger, buying high temp hose and a heat sleeve for good measure. No more problems after that.
1988 turbo tbird, 5spd, 140k, all stock except boost control valve.
1986 dodge omni glh turbo, 111k, my money pit.
1989 mustang Lx 5.0 convertible, tropical yellow/ tan interior, 1of only 144 made, 164k, aod, all stock including overheating TFI!
89 Jaguar XJS convertible, LT1 conversion, now fighting the prince of darkness (aka Lucas electronics)
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RC Martin
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boboli Wrote:Make sure you get high temperature hose or it won't last long.
I replaced the lines on my 86 turbocoupe back when I was younger. I figured it would be fine. Drove 80 miles towards Phoenix and decided to pull into a rest stop and pop the hood. Opened the hood and found the coolant feed hose on fire! Thankfully, I had all the parts to replace the hose and I drove back home instead of pushing my luck further. I ended up at Grainger, buying high temp hose and a heat sleeve for good measure. No more problems after that.
Any recollection of what size hose you used?
Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, Bright Canyon Red TuTone, Desert Tan Interior; 1 of 7 in this combo in 1984 according to Marti. 1 of 13,361 TCs in 84.
Rebuilt, 3-Angle Valve Job, SYB37 "OE/Small" Slider Cam
Full 3" Stinger Exhaust to Flowmaster 40, Gnari FMIC/Recirc/BPV, MBC @ 18psi, RF-E6 Manifold, Remote-Mount TFI, PC1 and Flowed 35# Injectors, Inline Walboro 255HP, Kirban AFPR
Rebuilt Suspension -- KYB & Energy Suspension
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boboli
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Sorry, that was 1996, and about 8 cars ago. I can't recall what I used and all the receipts are long gone
1988 turbo tbird, 5spd, 140k, all stock except boost control valve.
1986 dodge omni glh turbo, 111k, my money pit.
1989 mustang Lx 5.0 convertible, tropical yellow/ tan interior, 1of only 144 made, 164k, aod, all stock including overheating TFI!
89 Jaguar XJS convertible, LT1 conversion, now fighting the prince of darkness (aka Lucas electronics)
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5.0TurboCoupe1988
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10-24-2014, 06:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-24-2014, 06:35 PM by 5.0TurboCoupe1988.)
the hose is 1/4" ID
1988 TC 2.3/5-Speed, 148K
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RC Martin
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Colorado
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Finally changed it out today. There's no chance in hell it's 1/4" ID, that must be for the IHI on the 87/88. My 84 has 85/86 style coolant manifolds and engine with the T3. I used a 1/2" silicone hose today and it worked great, it could be 7/16" or something but the old hose piece was too deformed to be able to tell.
Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, Bright Canyon Red TuTone, Desert Tan Interior; 1 of 7 in this combo in 1984 according to Marti. 1 of 13,361 TCs in 84.
Rebuilt, 3-Angle Valve Job, SYB37 "OE/Small" Slider Cam
Full 3" Stinger Exhaust to Flowmaster 40, Gnari FMIC/Recirc/BPV, MBC @ 18psi, RF-E6 Manifold, Remote-Mount TFI, PC1 and Flowed 35# Injectors, Inline Walboro 255HP, Kirban AFPR
Rebuilt Suspension -- KYB & Energy Suspension
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