Re: Power steering hosiery

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 21 May 2005, Jim Blair wrote:

> A: Just did a quick online looksee and the hose should be 7-1107 for the
> Napa hose.

I couldn't look that up on napaonline; do you remember the
application?


> From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> To: AMC List <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Power steering hosiery
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>
> A good half hour with the parts books at my friendly parts store
> and I could not find a compatible hose. I had a new hose made at
> Hose Line Inc (Glendal CA local to me), cost $50 even, but it's
> perfect. Twice the cost of a NAPA hose, but I couldn't locate one
> of those.
>
> 83 258 in a 1970 hornet. Flare fittings on pump and steering gear,
> both on same side of car. The perfect hose was 7/16" inverted M
> flare 270-degree, 16" hose (ferrule to ferrule), 3/8" inverted M
> flare 90-degree. Fittings had 90-degree rotation on hose.
>
> Length is absolutely perfect; no part of the host rests on
> anything, but if necessary I could cable-tie it over to the block
>
> if it looks like it will vibrate.

>