Manifold heater hoses NOT 3/8", they're 1/4"! Fook Mi!!

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Seems like another FoMoCo screw-the-consumer "hose" job. Yeah, those little branches off the main heater hoses, which provide anti-icing function to the intake path... I ASS-umed they were 3/8", but upon closer inspection, they're even SMALLER... 5/16"?... looks more like 1/4". And the nipples on the manifold appear to be press-fit in, so no easy swap to threaded fittings.

Bloody hell, just try to find heater hose smaller than 3/8, or any kind of REDUCTION FITTING... hmmm... wonder what the hardcore plumbing supply store has for copper tubing?... hmmm...

Luckily I have a Ford dealer connection... will have to see what his best under-the-table price is on the OEM fancy molded jobbies.


PS: Can I use FUEL hose as COOLANT hose???

 

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Ford insists on including a new heater control valve with the hose kit: $136.85 retail, my pisano can get it for $95... Mo-fo'd by FoMo...

Gates may have the goods, but pics are ambiguous...