heater hose size

Discussion in 'Street/strip 400/430/455' started by magic marouke, Jan 3, 2018.

  1. magic marouke

    magic marouke Well-Known Member

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    am I right in thinking that this hose coming from the water pump should be 3/4 ?it has a 5/8 on it now . I pulled the other end from the heater core at the passenger side (3/4 one) and was really hard to get off obviously . should I just swap it for a 3/4 one which will fit the core properly . thanks
     
  2. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    Yes, 3/4” from WP to core. 5/8” from intake manifold/heater control valve to core.
     
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  3. magic marouke

    magic marouke Well-Known Member

    So the end in the water pump is probably on there fairly tight . I’m wondering why a 5/8 hose was used . It’s probably why the 3/4 port on the core was leaking because some muppet forced it on and weakened it causing it to leak from the join . Thanks
     
  4. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    Probably what he had at the time.
     
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  5. magic marouke

    magic marouke Well-Known Member

    Well it cost me a 5 hour job changing the core out today . $32 for the core but knocked $500 off the asking price of the car so not all bad
     

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