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    heater hose

    hello all, I need some help please. I pulled the heater hoses and forgot where they go, its a 55 Chevy belair 265 thanks guys...

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    Do you have a service manual for your car?

    I haven't done this on a '55 Chevy in a long while, but I'm pretty sure the '55 is the same as *most* Chevrolets and there are TWO heater hoses (one of them 5/8" ID and the other 3/4" ID). One of these goes from the intake manifold fitting to the heater connection on the firewall, and the other goes from the water pump to the firewall connection. The sizes of the hoses and nipples are your guide! A diagram can be found in the 1955 AIM in FOA 101 sheet 1.

    Deluxe Recircu Heater.pdf

    The complete AIM can be downloaded from the web onto your computer for easy access, OR you can purchase a printed copy from most trifive vendors.
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    I too an rusty on this but on 55 and 56 I believe one hose in 1/2 id and other is 5/8. Or are they both 1/2.

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    Heater hose is sold by OD at the auto supply, and the hoses for a 55-57 (and most Chevys) are 3/4" and 5/8".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick_L View Post
    Heater hose is sold by OD at the auto supply, and the hoses for a 55-57 (and most Chevys) are 3/4" and 5/8".
    I do not believe that this is true until 1957. maybe both are 5/8 something different.
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    I just checked my 55 and they are both 5/8" ID. One goes to the intake manifold just below the thermostat and the other to the water pump.

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    Thanks Troy, I knew something was different than 57 later.

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    thanks you guys, done this a hundred times, got a senior moment CRS.....

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    hey bama I do have a a aim book, I looked after I posted sorry thanks again...

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    The errors in my response are due to my 'reliance on my old memory'.. rather than checking.. but I WAS trying to help.. I was trying to recall if both hoses were the same in '55 ?? or if they were like the later years and different diameters. ... Can I plead that it was late at night and I was tired?
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