Lower Rad Hose

[rob love]

I'll check the overall length of the one on the desk. I am thinking it may be a touch short for this application. The NAPA listing says the hose is 147mm, which works out to 5.78 long. The carrier listing shows 8-1/2, meaning the preformed hose may be 2-3/4 short. I guess the true test will be when I go to install it on the carrier.

[Lynn Eades]

Can the length disparity be offset by the difference between long and short water pumps? (does the short hose work with the long pump?)
I have not checked.

[super dave]

Well after following this thread I picked up a couple of the 8BA-8286-B hoses from our local ford antique parts store and tried them on the setup I have on my engine test stand as I am just about ready to run up my engine ( I was given a couple of carrier frame rails out of a carrier and I used them to make a test stand to brake in the engines before installing it into the carrier) and its a perfect fit. From the rad to the water pump its around a 1 3/4" drop and the new hoses are around 7" in length and gives around a 1 1/2" onto each end for the clamps.

[Michael R.]

Dave, can you please indicate the length of the water pump intake for your application?

[super dave]

So what do you mean by length of the water pump as far as I know all of the twin pulley / HD pumps are the same length on the outlets.

[Michael R.]

Alright, I believe I got it. If the double pulley pumps all have the same length intake (the male portion pointing towards the bottom of the radiator) they will be the same as shown in your posted image. As such, the 8BA-8286-B series lower radiator hose will fit the factory standard dimension for mounting in the Canadian series of 85hp universal carriers.

The thought of variance creeps back into the scheme of things if someone is running with water pumps that do not have the same length intake.

[rob love]

So while the hoses could be an inch or so longer, it looks like this will be a good fit. Success. Anther issue gone.

You would not believe how many photos of preformed hoses I went through on google before coming across these ones, which as it turns out, were not far off the regular Mac's page for this vintage of an engine.

[super dave]

Originally Posted by Michael R.

Alright, I believe I got it. If the double pulley pumps all have the same length intake (the male portion pointing towards the bottom of the radiator) they will be the same as shown in your posted image. As such, the 8BA-8286-B series lower radiator hose will fit the factory standard dimension for mounting in the Canadian series of 85hp universal carriers.

The thought of variance creeps back into the scheme of things if someone is running with water pumps that do not have the same length intake.

My pump outlet measures about 3 3/4" long from the machined portion of the pump where it bolts to the block to the tip where the hose attaches to it. If it is the single pulley water pump there might be enough length of hose to make it work.