I have a 92 F150 XLT, 302 cu in engine, 4WD, automatic transmission. I am looking for this steel tube part .387 inch diameter, part number F2TZ8555A. It sits on top of the radiator and goes from the throttle body to the radiator cap. It is 24 inches from bracket to bracket. Anybody know where I can find this part. Tried several Ford dealers and this part is discontinued... Thanks!

Larry

 

F2TZ-8555-A (replaced FOTZ-8555-A) .. Water By-Pass Tube - 24" between mounting brackets - Use with standard cooling / Obsolete

1990/96 F150/250 302/E4OD // 1990/96 F150/350 351W/E4OD // 1997 F250 H/D & F350 351W/E4OD

No Ford dealer or obsolete parts vendor has any.

 

numberdummy, thanks for the reply. I tried to post right after your post but it didn’t go though. I’ll keep looking or make one the part.

Larry

 

I replaced that exact hose with standard rubber heater hose, have had no problem with it so far, going 4+ years.

 

 

You could fab part of it with metal tubing if you like. Or, a place that makes hoses for hydraulics or AC could make you a part like the original. If I don't get off my but and paint mine it is going to have to be replaced.

 

Thanks. I could just do a strait metal section and buy the curved rubber sections. Aluminum would be easier to fabricate too.

Larry

 

Yah, that's plan B if plan A doesn't work.

Larry

 

Hard to find any parts this old not rusted out. I will opt for a newly fabricated part. Thanks.

Larry

 

I did go to a hydraulic/air-condition fabricator and they fabricated my part in three minutes for only a $1.50/foot. I tried to find a tool that would put a bead on my .3/8 steel tubing and all the automotive tool stores said they don't have anything that would put a bead on 3/8 steel pipe with a .22 inch internal diameter. So I had some composite thread and used some JB Weld and put a glob on the ends and wound the composite thread around the blog of JB Weld taking care to folded the stuff over the winding each time I went around the tube to make a perfect shaped bead. I used very fine sandpaper to smooth out the JB Weld and painted the whole thing with black epoxy paint. Just thought I would add this post to the general knowledge if somebody runs into the same problem

 

I was swapping my old six for a 351 and ended up losing that tube, so I decided to cap both the radiator opening as well as the port at the thermostat housing instead...

 

I could of done the same thing but I decided to keep everything stock. Looks pretty good.

Larry

 

That was an awesome fab job. I ended up using 3/8 brake line to make a line on my '95.

One thing to NOTE about using the rubber plugs for the radiator. When the rubber plug dry rots and begins cracking, get it swapped for a new one. 13 psi doesn't sound like much, but it will **** a HOT stream of coolant over all your accessories when it FAILS and the belt starts slipping and then it's a mess.....It happens...I know. Thats why I fab'd a line from the radiator to the TB.

 

Yeah, thanks. Sometimes when you can't buy the parts you just have to wing it. I try to keep everything stock.

Larry

 

I guess it's safe to assume that the equivalent part (my shop manual calls it part number 8548) for a California spec 1996 F250 460 V8 4x2 with E40D transmission is also impossible to buy new.

Anyone know if the water bypass tube off other engines is equivalent? I'm guessing not, given the part number that NumberDummy provided for OP has 8555 in it.

Haven't seen a 460 in the pick n pull for a long time...