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Originally Posted by UK6
Dale,
If you cannot source an original spec hose, you can of course splice in a metal tee piece - I am sure that your local plumbing shop will have something suitable. I note that you drive an open top car in Alberta - I know why you want a high performance cockpit heater!
Regards,
Brett
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Thanks Brett. There are metal tees available on eBay with beads rolled into the lips...
1-1/2" X 5/8" Tee For Lower Radiator Hose | eBay
This will be our course of action if we cannot find the correct piece. The car was purchased from the original owner and is relatively unmolested so we'd like to keep it as original as possible. It shows only 15,000 miles on the odometer.
The car is part of a fairly large collection and is only driven on days where the heater is likely not going to be used. Having said that, the weather here can change quickly so having an operational heater is always a good thing. We haven't tried too hard, but we haven't been successful at making it run just yet.
...the heater, that is. The car runs just fine...
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Originally Posted by UHT405
Dale,
If the hose is the same as on the 401 - 405 series cars, then I bought one of these a year or so ago from BC. The hose is in black silicone and the fit on my engine was good. I believe Bristol's spares operation is still live and well so it might be worth a try.
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Thanks for the info. We will check with them...