Mark Hannibal Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 I'm unable to identify this radiator hose with confidence.It has Fomoco script, and engineering number "COMM 8260A".Gates number tagged "CH164". It is 1-3/4" I.D. at both ends, 11-1/8" long.A friend with a Gates book says it fits 62-65 Fairlane V8 and 64-65 Falcon V8.Group 8260 is for an upper radiator hose. However, all my references tell me the models named use 1-1/2" upper hoses.Wish I knew how to decode the engineering numbers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest imported_cadlights Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 C is for the decade this being 60's, 0 is for the year this being 1960, M is for Mercury after 1958 and the second M is for performance division. This is an upper rad hose for a 1960 Mercury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_cadlights Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 This should help.http://www.classicmustang.com/decoding_part_numbers.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hannibal Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 I did know that. Problem is, these are engineering numbers, not part numbers. The 2nd character is the letter "O" , not the numeral zero.The little I've been able to find out is that the 3rd character "M" may be Mercury; but the 4th character is a "source" code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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