Racking the old brain here
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5th Wheeling
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Racking the old brain here
Ok guys and gals, needing help here anyone know of a place to get a piece of copper tube. Dimensions are as follows 2.5 feet long and 1 7/8 in diameter or even 1 1/2 would work. The application is for the heating and cooling on my truck. No one I've called has the size I need. I read it can be used for that but still wondering if its a good idea. And flex won't work I tried it haha. And I mention this is day 2 of research......any ideas would be appreciated. And oh still finding pics to post on here
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I'm not sure what you are trying to use it for. I did a quick google search and found this place.
Copper pipe - rigid copper piping - from FAMOUS PLUMBING SUPPLY
I also don't know what you mean when you say "Flex". Are you talking about those universal rubber hoses?
Have you check out Cool Flex metal coolant hoses?
Cool Flex is the Radiator Hose that flows
Copper pipe - rigid copper piping - from FAMOUS PLUMBING SUPPLY
I also don't know what you mean when you say "Flex". Are you talking about those universal rubber hoses?
Have you check out Cool Flex metal coolant hoses?
Cool Flex is the Radiator Hose that flows
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Ok guys and gals, needing help here anyone know of a place to get a piece of copper tube. Dimensions are as follows 2.5 feet long and 1 7/8 in diameter or even 1 1/2 would work. The application is for the heating and cooling on my truck. No one I've called has the size I need. I read it can be used for that but still wondering if its a good idea. And flex won't work I tried it haha. And I mention this is day 2 of research......any ideas would be appreciated. And oh still finding pics to post on here
Copper pipe - rigid copper piping - from FAMOUS PLUMBING SUPPLY
Fordman, you posted while I was searching. LOL.
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5th Wheeling
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Yea Iam sorry I call it flex hose when form fit hose won't work. And I'll check out the cool flex site. And what i a doing is trying to connect the outlet side of the radiator to the inlet side of the water pump ( bottom side) Problem is they are opposite of each other. So I thought of using copper pipe to connect the two ends together if that makes any seance cuz I have to run under the balancer to connect the ends. And the bends are tricky and using just hose seems it wants to want to collapse
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5th Wheeling
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No Iam not building a still lol just thought I'd would a easy answer to my problem and yea copper is expensive. Thanks for the info tho guess its back to the drawing board again. Guess that's what I get for building this truck on a shoe string budget
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5th Wheeling
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Ok ill try that guys, weird thing is that the parts store next to my house. said they don't make the hoses with the internal spring anymore. cuz I thought maybe that application would make it more rigid and less likely to want to crease or bend. I know napa has always been a good place to go. Ill cruse by there and see what they have
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Everyone likes to talk about the price they get for scrap metal. That's fine and dandy but I'm in the business of buying metal, it can really hurt especially with the slow business climate. I have to absorb the cost or my customers, the couple that still have work for me, will go down the street to the next guy who is in the same position as I am in.
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Your doing it the hard way. Take the radiator out and take it to a radiator shop. They have plenty of bottom tanks that they can put on with the outlet on the correct side. It's going to be cheaper, look better than running a maze of copper pipes, etc under the engine.
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It depends on the radiator shop, so I'd call for prices. I had it done to a 66 Mustang radiator and they charged me $40. While your at it, it would be a good idea to have the radiator hot tanked and cleaned, which will run you more but since they have to take the tanks off to clean the radiator, may as well get 2 birds with one stone (so to speak!)
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Yea Iam sorry I call it flex hose when form fit hose won't work. And I'll check out the cool flex site. And what i a doing is trying to connect the outlet side of the radiator to the inlet side of the water pump ( bottom side) Problem is they are opposite of each other. So I thought of using copper pipe to connect the two ends together if that makes any seance cuz I have to run under the balancer to connect the ends. And the bends are tricky and using just hose seems it wants to want to collapse