Hello all, the rubber section of the transmission cooling lines for my automatic '87 are starting to leak. The hoses currently installed were put in by the previous owner, and with them being in the shape they are, I figured that I might as well build some SS braided lines to replace the currently installed hoses.
Does anyone have a pic of the engine bay for an automatic 944, especially around the water pump/power steering area so I can get an idea of the proper hose routing? The drawing in the PET (309-10 for reference) make them look pretty straightforward, but some photographic confirmation would be nice. The current hoses take a trip around the PS reservoir, so I'd like to get the new hoses situated properly.
Also, does anyone know the length and size of those rubber hoses? The ones currently installed are 3/8" hose at about 2.5' a piece. I'm confident 3/8" hose will work just fine, as it has for 8 years now, and it's mostly the length I'm concerned about, especially when you consider the significant length savings by not routing anything around the PS reservoir.
Regarding the fittings that go into the radiator; for the upper hose, does anyone happen to know, or know where I could find, the thread size/diameter for the connector piece (part 9 in the PET) so I could get the properly sized female connector to screw onto it? The PET's description simply says "ALL 10", which is mysterious, to say the least. The lower hose uses a banjo fitting; would anyone have a clue as to what "A 8" means in the PET description, that might get me to a properly sized banjo fitting for the replacement hose.
Finally, does anyone have any tips or resources worth looking into when it comes to building SS hoses? I'm going to go with the Magna-Clamp style hose clamps to attach the hoses to the hard lines running above the headers, but I'm also wondering if I should go with a compression fitting instead.
I know this was a lot of text, so if you made it this far, thanks for reading, and thanks for any information you all might be able to provide. When I start getting things together, I'll be sure to post a follow-up in this thread. The pic below is the current state of my hoses.
