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Yet another fly in the ointment ..... the strange shaped concertina bellows looking hose that links the throttle body to the LPG mixer, is shredded .... must have been a big backfire in a past life. It was wrapped in a roll of black racer tape, then a layer of appeared to be resin impregnated fibreglass mat, then a roll of silver racer tape. Looked .... sort of "ok" from the outside, but the rubber hose was starting to come away on the inside and for certain would have ended up wedged between the throttle plate and the throttle housing and make for some very exciting driving somewhere up the road.

Unwrapped it and .... yeah, needs a new one, chasing it up from the US and it looks to be around AUD$200 plus freight Appears to be genuine US Ford only part, so I'll get a set of lifters at the same time ..... that way the ones I ground will not give a spec of trouble from now until the end of this engines life ..... if I don't, I'll need them as soon as I fit the air connecting pipe thingy

T1 Terry

Terry, why don't you just use rubber hose. We used that back in the old days, between mixer and throttle body.
1" id rubber hose, from memory. Ya got me with the, order a set of lifters though. Can't argue with that logic.

This is what it looks like Dave https://parts.ford.com/shop/en/us/other ... c2z9b642ba That throttle body is dual throat and big, it has to feed in enough air for 6.8 ltrs @ 5,500 rpm.
The throttle body is 140mm x 90mm flat oval shape with 2 x 85mm throttle plates, the rubber hose thingy tapers down to 90mm diam to the adaptor for the LPG mixer, an Impco 425.
If I had my welding gear, I might have been able to fabricate an adaptor to make the oval into a large round opening while tapering it down to the 90mm, that might be the way it will have to go if I can't get this thing out of the states within a reasonable time.

T1 Terry

T1 Terry wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01, 2024 11:39 pm This is what it looks like Dave https://parts.ford.com/shop/en/us/other ... c2z9b642ba That throttle body is dual throat and big, it has to feed in enough air for 6.8 ltrs @ 5,500 rpm.
The throttle body is 140mm x 90mm flat oval shape with 2 x 85mm throttle plates, the rubber hose thingy tapers down to 90mm diam to the adaptor for the LPG mixer, an Impco 425.
If I had my welding gear, I might have been able to fabricate an adaptor to make the oval into a large round opening while tapering it down to the 90mm, that might be the way it will have to go if I can't get this thing out of the states within a reasonable time.

T1 Terry

Looks like a shewee

Terry I have no idea if you have the right part number but if so, if you go to Ebay USA (www.ebay.com) & put that number in there might be a lot with different prices/shipping etc.
Even AU Ebay has one listed for $137 with $33 shipping.
Another one here. Once again I have no ida if correct part number.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/126606512714?_ ... R6qkzJ3dZA

Bargains to be had.

$38

https://www.ebay.com/itm/276703998630?

Although the images may be wrong.

BruceS wrote: ↑Sat Nov 02, 2024 9:34 am Terry I have no idea if you have the right part number but if so, if you go to Ebay USA (www.ebay.com) & put that number in there might be a lot with different prices/shipping etc.
Even AU Ebay has one listed for $137 with $33 shipping.
Another one here. Once again I have no ida if correct part number.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/126606512714?_ ... R6qkzJ3dZA

The three that I tried on Evilbay, will not ship to South Australia, I'm still searching on Google to see if I can find a local supplier ....

T1 Terry

You could always use Shipitto

https://www.ebay.com/itm/276681356710?_

https://www.ebay.com/itm/195259241793?
https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts/fo ... c2z9b642ba

https://www.fordpartsgiant.com/parts/fo ... 42-ba.html

They all ship internationally.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/195259241793? This is a good price. Just change the shipping country. easy peasy.

jon_d wrote: ↑Sat Nov 02, 2024 11:19 am https://www.ebay.com/itm/276681356710?_

Unfortunately, this seller won't ship this item to SA, Australia

This is from the Evil bay shopping cart

https://www.ebay.com/itm/195259241793?

Unfortunately, this seller won't ship this item to SA, Australia.

This is from the Evil bay shopping cart

https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts/fo ... c2z9b642ba
Yet to get a reply to my email

https://www.fordpartsgiant.com/parts/fo ... 42-ba.html I am in contact with the to see if they will ship to Australia .... these are the only ones out of 6 so far that at least acknowledged receiving my question

They all ship internationally.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/195259241793? This is a good price. This is the same people as the first ebay reference Just change the shipping country. easy peasy. Sure, but then I'd have to go that country to collect it ....They do not ship to Australia

I've been trying to find someone who will ship it here since 3pm yesterday. I can find a heap of them in a Google search, but no email replies yet about the shipping to Australia question

T1 Terry