While on a tool run to the SEARS store, I found the family wagon spraying coolant and steam rising from between the hood fender cracks — not good. I guess I should have figured this out. B.O.U.R.girl had been complaining that there was no heat. So I had checked the radiator and found it half full or half empty as you like. I topped and by the time I was back home it was time to change the hoses. The hose that was the culprit was a real SOB. The outlet from the block was 3/4 and on the other end at the heater core 5/8s, with a section of curved metal tube in between. I gotta hand it to FORD — they sure know how to make it so that the shade tree mechanic/owner can’t possibly do this one from his garage. I mean, what happened to the 3 foot piece of black hose from Manny Moe and Jack that clamped on. Well, I out figured em’ not letting them get the best of me! No sirree. I hacksawed the old part in two and removed a useable metal length. Next I hooked up that piece of plain ‘ol hose to one end and matched a piece of by-pass hose from the water pump that was factory formed to reduce down from large to small and mate clamp to the tube. Bingo.