Created by: | Orig. Posting Date | User Name | Edit Date |
| Apr 28, 2012 12:42PM | mur | |
| Apr 28, 2012 11:04AM | malsal | |
| Apr 28, 2012 09:59AM | MadDog | |
| Apr 28, 2012 08:02AM | Spitz | |
| Apr 28, 2012 04:26AM | jedduh01 | |
| Apr 28, 2012 02:31AM | racingflea |
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Apr 28, 2012
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I had a 1990 mini that had a hose connection to the lower rad hose that was for 5/8" hose on one side and 1/2" hose, to go into the heater return of a normal mini lower rad hose, on the other. It certainly looked factory.
It doesn't hurt to make your own T to return heater coolant to the lower rad hose out of metal. This then excludes the failure point on the lower rad hose.
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To answer your question racingflea yes the copper hose connection is right for a 68 heater set up. Later heaters had the two pipes out of the right side and are 5/8" connections and also had a different heater valve assembly that is connected to the thermostat sandwich plate rather than the left side of the cylinder head. What you need will depend on what year engine and heater but either way it can be made to work quite simply. You can buy the hose whether 1/2" or 5/8" cut to any length at a local auto parts store.
If in doubt, flat out. Colin Mc Rae MBE 1968-2007.
Give a car more power and it goes faster on the straights,
make a car lighter and it's faster everywhere. Colin Chapman.
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It would be a 1/2" hose splicer tube.
Mad Dog
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1/2" inch.....the newer box might have 5/8" outlets however
"Everybody should own a MINI at some point, or you are incomplete as a human being" - James May
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I agree with the described way to join two hoses. My car's got it too.
Sizes - Whatever fits - SNUG!
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on the lower radiator hose. The previous owner had a metal pipe in there to join to the heater core hoses. is thta right I question it as he did lot of crappy work. also what are the heater core hoses diameter and lenght mine is a 68 but has a 998cc and the heater box is from an 85 as I am swapping out all wireharness steering column ww motor ect
thanks
