Marty
This is pretty common with aftermarket rads and the easiest way to fix it is
to shim the rad up to match the top hose. The bottom hose connects to a steel
pipe and elbow which goes to the bottom of the water pump housing, so you can
shorten the pipe easily enough.
The top hose is the one that splits under the pressure and movement from the
engine, so critical to get this right.
Regards
Tony
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On 22 Jul 2013, at 14:36, marty sukey <trmarty@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I am buttoning up the TR4 project that I am helping a buddy with. He sent
me
> an aluminum radiator to install. The problem that I ran into last night
was
> the line coming off the thermostat housing sits about 1 inch higher than
the
> line entering the top of the radiator. The short hose between them will
have
> an "S" shape bend to make it work and that just does not look like a good
long
> term solution. I thought about machining up some spacer to raise the
radiator
> but then the clearance for the lower radiator hose would be an issue. I
don't
> see a way to lower the engine. I know there are a bunch of TR4 folks out
> there. Anybody else have this issue and resolved it?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marty
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