03 December 2008

Coolant system plumbing

Wanted to keep any rubber hose as far away from the exhaust as possible.

Assemble your hose in hose by first running the 3/4" coolant hose from the tank to where the hose in hose terminates in the engine compartment. You will need two sections of coolant hose that are 17ft long each. slide the 3/8" ID pex fuel line through the coolant line. PEX line needs to be longer then the coolant. Use PB Buster or WD-40 to help the pex slide through the coolant hose. Photobucket

Run your hose in hose from your tank in the bed along the driver side keeping it close to the firewall and protecting it from abrasions wherever contact occurs
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Secure the hose with scrap sections of hose and zip ties. Simply cut a section and split it down the middle. A decent pair of hose cutters will make this go quickly.
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Terminate the hose in hose here. I used red 5/8" coolant hose for the hot side and black for the return.Photobucket

Re route your hot coolant hose coming from the head to the Davco 382 filter. Route the coolant hose coming from the Davco 382 to the stock coolant rail; After you switch the rails and cut the rear bend off of the now passenger side piece of tubing.
After the tubing T in using 5/8" coolant hose. Route 5/8" coolant hose over the valve covers and into the hose in hose tee's.

More pictures to come

Parts list
3/4" coolant hose x 34'
3/8" ID(Internal Diameter) PEX (Cross Linked Polyethylene)tubing x36'
3/4" FNPT (Female Pipe Thread) Black Iron T x4
3/4" MNPT (Male Pipe Thread)x 5/8" Push Lock Barb x4
3/4" MNPT x 5/8" Push Lock Barb x2
3/4" MNPT x 5/8" Push Lock Barb 90 Degree x2 (Tank Side)
5/8" Nylon Coolant T x2
1/2" MNPT x 5/8" Push Lock Barb x2 (Hot Fox in and out)
6 Hose clamps with at least 5/8" ID