[Shotimes] coolant hose availability

[clubairth@bellsouth.net]

Alan:
 We (the SHO community) are down to only 5 out 10 molded hoses being 
available for the SHO. Either MTX or ATX. RCM has the five that I know are 
still available. The two big upper and lower radiator hoses. The U-shaped 
oil cooler hose and the two heater hoses that attach to the heater core at 
the firewall.
http://home.earthlink.net/~rcm_automotive/id15.html

Josh at SHO nut has only 3 hoses listed anymore.
http://www.shonutperformance.com/

Cincy SHO (are they part of Bittersweet now?) has only the two big radiator 
hoses.
http://www.cincysho.com/Taurus_SHO/Ford_SHO_Catalog/60k-Maintenance.htm

I recently just went through a total hose replacement. I brought the 5 old 
hoses not available down to the local O'Reilly auto parts store and just 
matched up shapes as best I could and then cut them to fit. Not perfect but 
it's all we have. Last time I checked Ford had nothing available.
.
.



> There are two coolant hoses on the radiator side of the engine, one a 
> short
> u-shaped piece that starts and ends adjacent to the oil filter, and one 
> that
> starts up by the t-stat area and terminates near the oil filter.  Does
> anyone know if either or these is available aftermarket?  Or still 
> available
> From Ford?
>
> Thx.
>
>    Alan