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**425HP409** · 07-08-2012, 11:43 PM

I am installing a GM serpentine belt system on a customers 72 C10 2WD and I have a problem with the lower radiator hose. There is no room for a hose to clear the frame under the aluminum bracket that the AC Compressor and Belt Idler are attached to. The original hose wont fit without kinking, and I tried a hose for an 89 C10 with a serpentine system, but it won't fit either. I am thinking that if no one can help me that I might have to make a pipe to go over the frame with a hose at both ends. Anyone who has solved this problem, I would appreciate the help.
Charles

07-08-2012, 11:43 PM	#1
425HP409 425hp409 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Prosper Texas Posts: 841	Serpentine Belt System Help I am installing a GM serpentine belt system on a customers 72 C10 2WD and I have a problem with the lower radiator hose. There is no room for a hose to clear the frame under the aluminum bracket that the AC Compressor and Belt Idler are attached to. The original hose wont fit without kinking, and I tried a hose for an 89 C10 with a serpentine system, but it won't fit either. I am thinking that if no one can help me that I might have to make a pipe to go over the frame with a hose at both ends. Anyone who has solved this problem, I would appreciate the help. Charles __________________ Charles 68 SWB, Dad bought new, now 396 & factory ac 64 Impala SS, 409 425HP, 4 speed AC 64 Bel Air Wagon, 400 Small Block 57 Bel Air all original 283 w/Factory Air 77 GMC Sprint, 454/425HP 67 Olds 442, all original 90 ZR1 Corvette

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