- Joined
- Apr 13, 2008
- Messages
- 1,269
- Points
- 3,101
- City
- Fort Lauderdale
- State - Country
- FL - USA
- Other
- FLEX-fuel, baby!
- Vehicle Year
- 99
- Drive
- 4WD
- Engine
- 3.0 V6
- Transmission
- Manual
- Total Lift
- 0" bone stock
- Tire Size
- P235/75R15
- My credo
- A properly suspensioned Ranger can be safely airborne for up to 4 seconds at a time! =:O
Seriously, and I gotta believe it's the same hose on the 2008 3.0L's as on my '99, but somebody in the bureaucracy said "screw the consumer, it's not a critical item, let 'em fend for themselves..."
And I'd be GLAD to fend for myself, since the last friggin' place on Earth I'd go for generic tubing/hose is the stealerships, but... it's surprisingly hard to find 5/16" THIN wall tubing rated for hot coolant!
Yeah, it's gotta be THIN-wall to make that badly-designed TIGHT curve right there at the tank attach nipple, and yeah you can walk into almost any parts store and buy a PRE-CUT one, labeled for that purpose... but it'll be about 16" too short for the 3.0 Ranger, which needs about 44" to make that trip to the opposite side... GRrrrr...
Just venting... looks like I'll end up with some fancy silicone version from the fart pipe "tuner" boys.
And I'd be GLAD to fend for myself, since the last friggin' place on Earth I'd go for generic tubing/hose is the stealerships, but... it's surprisingly hard to find 5/16" THIN wall tubing rated for hot coolant!
Yeah, it's gotta be THIN-wall to make that badly-designed TIGHT curve right there at the tank attach nipple, and yeah you can walk into almost any parts store and buy a PRE-CUT one, labeled for that purpose... but it'll be about 16" too short for the 3.0 Ranger, which needs about 44" to make that trip to the opposite side... GRrrrr...
Just venting... looks like I'll end up with some fancy silicone version from the fart pipe "tuner" boys.
