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Old 01-16-2020, 04:59 PM   #3
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Default Re: exchange 8ba cyl heads with 59ab

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Originally Posted by tubman View Post
Remember, there is a difference in hose size between 8BA heads and earlier engines. (Unless you purchase the expensive aftermarket thermostat housings.)

That's true, but one can always cut a couple of 1-1/4" (or so) long pieces of the small-size hose and place them inside the engine end of the big hoses where the hoses slip over the thermostat housings on the 8BAs. Clamp both sides down snug and solves that little problem. DD
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