You're not the first person I'm hearing that advice from. For now, I put a space heater in the garage to bump the temp up a bit. It's a modern one so hopefully won't burn the garage down! Leaving town this am and hopefully rad hose will be here when I get back Friday or Saturday. Then I can put her back together, finish winterizing and put her to bed. Thanks again for all the excellent feedback guys!

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"You know, we always called each other goodfellas. Like you'd say to somebody: You're gonna like this guy, he's all right. He's a goodfella. He's one of us. You understand?"

Sarge!  How you doing up there?  70" of snow wtf?!?  Hope you and yours are well!

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"You know, we always called each other goodfellas. Like you'd say to somebody: You're gonna like this guy, he's all right. He's a goodfella. He's one of us. You understand?"

Probably waiting for global warming to kick in.  ;)

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1973 L-82 4 spd

Hello all! I received so much great feedback, I wanted to give an update: Red Velvet is safely sleeping the winter away! I ordered the lower rad hose from Paragon with the inner coil. Took a whole day to replace, but I did get the sucker on! Tore the hell out of my hands, and after slicing almost an inch off the hose and a whole lot of cussing, it's firmly in place. Refilled radiator, ran it properly (with the heat on this time), drove around quite a bit and a little extra tightening...no leaks! Filled the tank and added 5 oz Stabil. Replaced air in tires with nitrogen. Fogged the carb with Sea Foam. Topped off fluids (trans was low). Pulled battery. Dusted her off and covered her up. Oh, and added lots of Irish Spring soap chips inside and out to keep mice away. I'm feeling confident she'll start right up come spring. I can't wait! Thanks again, guys, for the excellent feedback. Merry Christmas!

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"You know, we always called each other goodfellas. Like you'd say to somebody: You're gonna like this guy, he's all right. He's a goodfella. He's one of us. You understand?"

Awesome! Glad everything worked out. 

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GEN III 5.7L "LS6" Engine swap
TKO500 5 spd.

hi     use hose with spring,put new clamps on where the are easy to get to,use silicone spray to install hose,is the car level or jacked up,put on floor then fill and run ,you will be ok.   dwa

Thanks! Glad you're okay! First the snow then the flood...what's next?

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"You know, we always called each other goodfellas. Like you'd say to somebody: You're gonna like this guy, he's all right. He's a goodfella. He's one of us. You understand?"

Hello - the car was up on the hydraulic jack in front. Used the hose with the spring (there was a debate on whether or not it was necessary (local Vette shop said it wasn't) but I went with the forum members suggestions and went with spring...glad I did). I used anti-freeze to get the hose on. Worked well! It was a difficult job, my first classic, and I have zero mechanical skills, and I'll tell you, after all was said and done, VERY rewarding!

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"You know, we always called each other goodfellas. Like you'd say to somebody: You're gonna like this guy, he's all right. He's a goodfella. He's one of us. You understand?"

You did use distilled water with the anti-freeze I hope.  Tap water not good.

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Sorry F4 Gary - This post slipped by me...

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"You know, we always called each other goodfellas. Like you'd say to somebody: You're gonna like this guy, he's all right. He's a goodfella. He's one of us. You understand?"

That'll do it.

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