Water pump bypass hose and clamps

[Greg]

I have seen it painted black as the engine block etc... and I have seen them not.  Which is assembly line correct?  I believe black, but I wasn't sure if SA changed the hose or not.

Thank you.

[CharlesTurner]

Painted with the engine, so black.  Clamps were unique,

[Greg]

Thank you Charles that is what I thought.  I received some whittek tower clamps in a box with the car and some were dated 4/64 and have a few that are 3/64.  Can you post a picture of the correct one?  Thank you.

[J_Speegle]

Thank you Charles that is what I thought.  I received some whittek tower clamps in a box with the car and some were dated 4/64 and have a few that are 3/64.  Can you post a picture of the correct one?  Thank you.

Let's see if I can help out a little

Really need a side by side comparison of the heater hose clamp and the narrower bypass hose clamp to see the difference IMHO. The width is one of a couple of differences.   There is a 67 related thread on the subject on this current site. Thought we did one for 65/66 section on this site also but maybe that was BC (Before Crash).

Here is a side by side of the two that has been posted before and shared. Looks like Mr Gaines hand



Thermostat, upper radiator hose and clamp, bypass hose and clamp plus other items were reused from the engine that was originally dressed as a Mustang K code engine

[Special Ed]

The bypass hose clamp has a smaller nut and screw thread size also used on boss 429 but not FE.

[NC TRACKRAT]

The narrower clamp has a "2" stamped under the saddle whereas the wider one is stamped "10".   

[Greg]

Thank you, I know a crazy amount of information was lost but help like this is what will make the new site even better.