[DeTomaso] Brake vacuum tube and hose

[P. Rimov]

Just checked the Aeroquip catalogue, no such part or item exists

Cheers

Paul
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry Seib" <oldwheel at mts.net>
To: "DetomasoList" <detomaso at realbig.com>; <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 5:05 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Brake vacuum tube and hose


> Chris
> I went through all this with my car and found that the original vacuum 
> hose
> was actually an Aeroquip product. The type I found to replace it was an
> Aeroquip FC647-08BLK. I bought 10FT for $40 from a local industrial 
> Aeroquip
> distributor, not an automotive supply, and they had it in stock. (even 
> here
> frozen in the middle of Canada) It is a fire resistant synthetic rubber 
> hose
> with a textile braid reinforcement. It's rated good for 28in/Hg of vacuum
> service as well as a lot of other pressures that we don't need. It also 
> just
> happens to look a lot like the original hose, which satisfies the Pantera
> originality appearance fetish in me, but you can get over that! ;>)
>
> Good Luck
>
> Barry
>
>
>
> Christopher Kimball chrisvkimball at msn.com
> Tue Mar 3 18:17:48 CST 2009
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> Hi, I just called NAPA, and that number is for 1/2" fuel line.  I was told
> by somebody that I shouldn't use fuel line, but some sort of special 
> tubing
> that won't collapse.  This is, I believe for the power brakes and comes 
> off
> a vacuum connection on top of the engine.
>
>
>
> The NAPA guy said most power braked hoses are a weird size like 13/16.
>
>
>
> By the way, what is the appropriate length?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Chris
>
>> From: SOBill at aol.com
>> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:53:54 -0500
>> To: MikeLDrew at aol.com; claywillmott at hotmail.com; detomaso at
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>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Brake vacuum tube and hose
>>
>> Database says:
>>
>> NAPA Auto Parts H-178 will work as vacuum hose
>>
>> SOBill Taylor
>> sobill at aol.com
>>
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