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Does anyone have the part number and/or any recommendations of where I can purchase the heater-hose inlet tube that is pressed into the 351 C block? I think it may also be a known as a “water tube.” Please see picture below.

I have been to the local Ford dealership, Autozone, O’reilly’s, NAPA, and no one has been able to come up with anything close. They look at me like I am crazy even though I have resorted to taking a picture of a 351 C showing the tube.

I have looked through the forum and see some posts about the tube and removing it but I don't see any posts with information on the part number needed to replace it.

Any help is much appreciated.

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All note: those sheet metal hose-bibs are cheap, consumable items- they rust and usually collapse if you try removing them. They do not screw in- they're a light press-fit and almost impossible to remove in useable condition.
Don't know the part number, but as of last year, Ford dealers had them on their shelves; they fit other engines besides the 351-C.
As an alternative, I made one for my 351-C from a piece of 3/8" stainless pipe that presses in as-stock, and others have drilled/tapped the block for std pipe-to-hose fittings. Neither can practically be done with the engine in a Pantera.
Should none of the good options above pan out, I have found that my local truck parts depot has a lot of Cleveland spares. I guess they were used longer in trucks than cars. Anyway, when I need something other than a blank stare from the Ford parts counter guy (my computer only goes back to 1883...), I go there.

Good luck.

Oh, and that is the cleanest front-side engine view I've ever seen. Nice!

Mark
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