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Originally Posted by 51woodie

In follow-up to securing stats in place. There was a post on here, or on the Early Ford V8 site, where someone described inserting a short (1 1/2" +/-) piece of rad hose that fits tight into the engine end of each of the top hoses, where they connect to the engine. The piece is inserted the same depth equal to the distance that the hose will go over the spigot on the head.
I did this on my '46 59AB, when I put 160 stats in, after finding the PO had used mismatched stats, and one had turned sideways. After finding it ran too cold with the 160s, I pulled the hoses to install 180 stats, and now the engine runs nicely at +/- 180 deg. When I did the change, I found that all was good, as the stats had not moved. NAPA sells the Gates hose by the foot, under part number NBH 609 in the US, and UNR 609 in Canada. This hose fits quite tight inside the rad hose, so it stays in place.

And what stats do you use. Part number for a 59AB with Offy heads