****** cooler lines

1930artdeco

1930artdeco

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Hi All,


So I took the original ****** cooler lines off of the original ****** when I took it our of the car. I just blew them out with air and they both flowed a lot of air. Enough to put a divot in my shoes. Question is, should I keep or replace?


Mike
 
Get some wire, long enough that you can go the distance in the line. If there is any gunk inside some should stick to the wire. If none, your good to go.


Some carb or brake cleaner shot into the lines should be able to clean anything in there.
 
1930artdeco said:
Hi All,


So I took the original ****** cooler lines off of the original ****** when I took it our of the car. I just blew them out with air and they both flowed a lot of air. Enough to put a divot in my shoes. Question is, should I keep or replace?


If they're not rust pitted (surface rust is OK), get some garage door cable (1/8" or so), frazzle one end and push it through the lines while spraying carb clean.
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Thank you all, Just had the radiator rebuilt and cleaned at the local shop. I will run the wire and clean them out and reinstall them. Still on track to stuff the engine this month.

Mike
 
When I got my streetrod the aux trans cooler was in the line carrying the fluid to the radiator. It's supposed to go on the return line, so as not to add heat to the fluid after it has been cooled. Heat is the number one failure contributor of automatic transmission. Just goes to show ya how you have to check everything when you buy a rod.
 
I use old teleflex cable to run through tubes. They are same as speedo inner core except the ones I use are longer. The old helicopters use some very long ones for tachometer cable drives.
 
rotorwrench said:
I use old teleflex cable to run through tubes. They are same as speedo inner core except the ones I use are longer. The old helicopters use some very long ones for tachometer cable drives.
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Where do you get that stuff? My 57 Retractable uses those, and it might be handy to have a backup supplier.
 
There is a place here in San Antonio called SX Callaghan's that I used to go to get tach cables made up. I'm not sure if they still do or not. Local Speedometer shops used to do stuff like this but sadly, not so much in the modern era.

The speedometer cable kits with 120" of cable are available from several sources.
 
As long as the outside of the tubing isn't rusted, clean out the inside and re-use them. Easier and cheaper then buying new copper pipe and bending to fit.
 
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