3.0L cooling hose discontinued?

[matt167]

Was going to tow my parts boat the 60 miles to where I can work on it ( which is 10 mins from my house ), but it's pouring so replacing trailer bearings in the rain wasn't something I'd like to do.. So here I am, trying to buy some maintenance stuff I know I need for my '86 3.0L swap.. The exact serial I am not sure but I know it's 6229718-0b450800

Cooling hoses I damaged when I winterized it but I wasn't worried as I wanted to replace anyway.

I found the big hose #96879 but the hose to the transom plate is discontinued. #4285064
I'm finding " Hose 44 Inch " 32-8M0062634 as the superceeded part in a couple places. But not the places with listings for my drive exactly.. Any ideas?

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[Bt Doctur]

just it to length, that part is used across many motors

 

[matt167]

just it to length, that part is used across many motors

what size hose is it? after looking at a picture of that hose, it's just a straight piece of hose. would a standard heater hose work? It's a $30+ hose and heater hose is $2/ foot last I bought some

 

[alldodge]

Yes, standard heat hose will work so long as it's not a suction line. If you have a Alpha drive then none of the hoses are suction

 

[matt167]

Cool. That’s what I thought. Wasn’t sure if it was special being designed for raw water.