Found my heater hoses dripping where they plug onto barbs at QD. Pulled off hoses from QD's. One had 1 O-ring and the
leaking one had 1 cut O-ring. Pulled out the cut one---- not even close to being the correct O-ring. It was all wadded up from being too big of a circumference. Went to stealership---- asked for O-Ring..... said not in stock - had to order.
3 days later- little ford bag--- no O-rings but little nylon spacers. (they go between the 2 O-rings inside the QD )
Took them back and asked for the O-rings. They said you have to buy a whole new hose- they don't sell the O-rings.
Monkey says that they must not ever go bad or else they would sell them. Then I asked him then why do they sell a hard nylon spacer but not a soft, easily cut silicone O-ring ? No reply---- Oh- the plastic rings they sold me were for an
E-150,250,350 NOT and F-350. The ones they gave me were 5/8 ID instead of 3/4 ID. I still don't have a good part # for the plastic spacers. Fortunately both my spacers are not broken- so I can re-use them I think.
But back to the O-rings..... they appear to need to be approximately 3/4 ID, about .910 inch OD and about .080-.090 wall.
The one I pulled out appeared to be grey , low durometer silicone- but it was also clearly not the right size too......
Can anyone confirm that ford DOES NOT sell the O-rings? (I was trained -working or airplanes- that O-rings are changed
out EVERY time you take something apart- even if nothing was bad-)
Also does ANYONE know the correct dimentions for what the O-ring needs to be ? Pretty important for it to seal properly !
Search function yielded nothing-----
some people say to hook the hose with hose clamps to ends of heater core- except it has no barbs on the ends. Nothing to
prevent hose from blowing off. have only found aftermarket QD's in 5/8------- not 3/4
Been down for a week over some stupid O-rings....... Will work for O-rings--- please help------ God bless------
Tim
leaking one had 1 cut O-ring. Pulled out the cut one---- not even close to being the correct O-ring. It was all wadded up from being too big of a circumference. Went to stealership---- asked for O-Ring..... said not in stock - had to order.
3 days later- little ford bag--- no O-rings but little nylon spacers. (they go between the 2 O-rings inside the QD )
Took them back and asked for the O-rings. They said you have to buy a whole new hose- they don't sell the O-rings.
Monkey says that they must not ever go bad or else they would sell them. Then I asked him then why do they sell a hard nylon spacer but not a soft, easily cut silicone O-ring ? No reply---- Oh- the plastic rings they sold me were for an
E-150,250,350 NOT and F-350. The ones they gave me were 5/8 ID instead of 3/4 ID. I still don't have a good part # for the plastic spacers. Fortunately both my spacers are not broken- so I can re-use them I think.
But back to the O-rings..... they appear to need to be approximately 3/4 ID, about .910 inch OD and about .080-.090 wall.
The one I pulled out appeared to be grey , low durometer silicone- but it was also clearly not the right size too......
Can anyone confirm that ford DOES NOT sell the O-rings? (I was trained -working or airplanes- that O-rings are changed
out EVERY time you take something apart- even if nothing was bad-)
Also does ANYONE know the correct dimentions for what the O-ring needs to be ? Pretty important for it to seal properly !
Search function yielded nothing-----
some people say to hook the hose with hose clamps to ends of heater core- except it has no barbs on the ends. Nothing to
prevent hose from blowing off. have only found aftermarket QD's in 5/8------- not 3/4
Been down for a week over some stupid O-rings....... Will work for O-rings--- please help------ God bless------
Tim