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2.0L ('83-'88) radiator/ hoses


That.1.guy

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swaped front clip from a fron a 85 2.8 onto my 83 2.3. the radiators have different mounts. are here hoses that can be use the 2.8 radiator on the 2.3?
thruck is originally carbed 2.0
 


scotts90ranger

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1990, 1997
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Ford
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2.3 Turbo
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On the V6 the upper hose and lower hose flip sides for whatever reason... depending on the thermostat housing on the 2.3L you might be able to get away with taking the stock hose, cutting it in the middle (taking the middle bend out) and taking that into a hardware store and finding a copper elbow to splice it back together. For the lower hose I'm using a '86 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe lower hose, it crosses over to the other side and fits fairly well... I'm running a V6 radiator in my '90... that copper elbow I used has worked just fine for a decade now, no issues at all...
 

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