Recent content by steffan

broke down and put the wipers on - not exactly a cake walk with the hard top on... lost count of how many times I dropped the nut trying to squeeze my fingers under there:rofl:

agreed - ran one on my Jeep and with larger jets I was able to get it close but it was never optimal. Also, you'll definitely need to get a pressure regulator - they are very sensitive and run at very low pressure

I've been considering selling mine so I've been watching the auctions etc - the market is way low - about half of what they were bringing even last year if that plays into your decision.

It sounds just like the symptoms I was experiencing when my distributor wasn’t indexed correctly.

I’ve seen car covers take the paint completely off the body from the wind buffeting

given the quality control on new parts these days, I wouldn't change the pump unless its bad

on a side note: I get all the hoses on and start filling the radiator when I notice a drip on the floor - the drain petcock is leaking. I try snugging it down a little but no good. drain it all out again - DOH!! fortunately, easy fix with a new o-ring. first test drive and everything is holding 🤞

just a few more pictures of location in case there is any confusion.. It's a '76 2F in a '72

I know there was some discussion on my eBay hoses being non-reinforced, which they were not, and it was especially obvious once they were heated/ pressurized. Looks like the factory upper and bypass hose are reinforced while the lower 2 are not

Hopefully, this will be the final chapter in this post: I went through several of the other posts on the subject - A lot of different numbers, many of the numbers have changed over the years etc here is what I went with and thankfully, everything fit perfectly (I did end up trimming about 1/2"...

Thanks ranchdawg! That’s helpful! I got impatient and order the same except for the upper hose, which I got PN 16571-61040 From the pictures, they look the same?

Shout out to GA Architect for this info: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/where-to-buy-a-full-set-of-74-radiator-hoses.1261450/

Took one for the team - education is expensive... now we know

ok, maybe someone can help me out. I've looked at several threads and they all have different part numbers and when I cross reference them on line, none seem to match up with what I need. the Toyota dealer tried to look them up and was helpless. Bipass hose: 16282-50040 16261-50090 Radiator...

update for all you haters - you were right :bang::) All good - someone had to do it - happy to help :cool: The first few drives everything was great. I kept an eye on things just because it was such an unknown - looked today and check it out: everything was starting to swell and the bypass hose...