Can anybody tell me what the number are that on an original 63 F.I. air cleaner hose. Thanks.
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Gary, 3825656 AU. John
P.S. The numbers aren't seen when the hose is installed as the clamp covers it. -
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Thanks John.Comment
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Gary, You are most welcome. Now for a tip for the gang here regarding that 63/64 hose.
Although we judges love to see a nice original at the shows you would be doing yourself a favor if you only used that hard as a rock hose for judging. When driving put a repro on. The repros are quite presentable and the rubber is soft. The hose acts like a shock absorber you know and the hard original is only going to cause damage.
Another thought on the original hoses. My 63, the LWC has an original. I mean it has a big kink and you couldn't get it to flex with a hammer. But should it be on a restored vehicle? Well if it was then one might get full credit for being original but you should get a ding on condition as they didn't come out of St. Louis with a well aged hose on it.
The hard original should be on a bow-tie car.
But WDIK. JDComment
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john: do you think the early hoses(the hard ones) left st louis bent into a non-straightenable condition. i have several on my midyear FI's some i've owned since 1970, whene they were as hard as a teenager's pride and joy and couldn't be straightened..mikeComment
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Mike,
I have an original 63 hose that is probably less flexible than the air cleaner it would be attached to.
It also is permanently badly kinked. I believe that, even if I could get it on, something would break the first time I revved the engine....
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