front cooler lines ?

[joetiii]

I've heard that some cars have the front cooler lines go through the rocker. Is this true of long hoods or impact bumper cars, or SCs?

[RTincher]

Early cars, up through '71 I believe at which point they went under the rocker.

[MoparBoy72]

I thought all longhood's ("esses") had the oil lines through the rockers? I don't have an S...

The impact-bumpers came with a large rocker molding. So, instead of going through the rocker; the lines are just hidden by the large rocker covers and therefore run underneath.

[MoparBoy72]

Here are some diagrams from the FSM; the '72 does not show any jack receiver; '73 looks as if the lines goe under and jack receiver as does the '74 on....

[joetiii]

Funny the 72 photo shows a radiator cooler and 73 onward shows a trombone. I Thought all coolers were trombone style back then?

[boxster03]

where did you get the diagrahm? Is that from a parts manual? FSM? I had the workshop manuals I & II and there were no pictures like that.

thanks

[MoparBoy72]

Boxster-They are from the factory repair manual it is Vol. 4 1972-1983.

Joe-Trombones started in '73 all earlier were radiator syle.

[boxster03]

Boxster-They are from the factory repair manual it is Vol. 4 1972-1983.

thanks. volume I II really do not have very good pictorial info maybe things were much better in III and IV

[joetiii]

So the followup question is...... if my 69 has no front cooler now, and I don't want to have lines running below the chassis, Is it recommended to cut into the rockers and run hoses through?

If so, do I need 73 and earlier hoses only, or can later hoses be threaded through the rocker?

joe

[MarkS]

joet, my 69S has the oil lines running through the rockers. It's the first year the S cars came with a front cooler. I have never been inside the rockers but what is visible are hard lines. I doubt you could run hards lines without tearing everything apart but installing some Earl's or Aeroquip would be a viable alternative.
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