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Heater hose barb/fitting for Edelbrock Air Gap

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66 Restomod

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I need to replace the old rusty heater hose barb on the front of an Edelbrock #7521 air gap manifold. I know the heater hose end is for a 5/8” heater hose, but what is the size and thread pitch for the threaded end? I plan to replace the rusty 90-degree end and the brass insert into the manifold that are there now with a stainless straight or 45-degree barb so it looks better and cleaner. Or maybe I need to keep the brass insert there and just thread the stainless barb into it? Any help is appreciated on which barb/fitting size I need and whether I need to keep the brass insert with a stainless barb/fitting. Thanks!
 
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The thread size is either 3/8" or 1/2" NPT. Fittings can be located at any Lowes, Home Depot and many other hardware stores.
 
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I used this fancy fitting,

Here are the details, Fitting
 

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Thanks!

Thanks for the replies. I was actually looking at the same stainless fitting, and a straight one too for the edelbrock water pump... Didn't want to get the wrong size mailed to me.
 

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I used an 1/2" NPT to -10 AN fitting, and a -10 AN hose end. Looks good, and it's easily removable if you need to disconnect it.
 
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I would be careful of putting stainless steel fasteners on the aluminum intake. it speeds the electrolysis.
 
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