Heater Hose Size

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Author Message   Alan Bates (Alanb) Member Username: Alanb Post Number: 219 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 09:51 am:    Making a heater core bypass hose in case of the dreaded heater core explosion, measured the inlet and outlet hoses to the heater core to be about 1" outer diameter. Is this size correct, any tips/suggestions on what I need, just pieces of hose with an elbow?   Bill Bettridge (Billb) Senior Member Username: Billb Post Number: 801 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 12:38 pm:    3/4" ID will work just fine for a temporary bypass. Bill   Alan Bates (Alanb) Member Username: Alanb Post Number: 222 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 12:53 pm:    Thanks Bill, putting together an emergency spares kit and that was on my list.   Bill Bettridge (Billb) Senior Member Username: Billb Post Number: 805 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 07:35 am:    Good idea - we had to do that very repair in the snow on the way home from a trip last winter in a friends truck. Of course it was about 5 deg F outside! There is enough hose already in the system to do it in a pinch. FYI Bill