Re: More obsessing about hoses and other 1964 engine bay details...

Matt, you said...

>Both clamp types are pretty easy to get. AMC wasn't the only one to use
>them. I know Kennedy American carries them and I'm sure a lot of other AMC
>(and non-AMC) restoration suppliers have them as well.

Excellent.  I'm still waitiong on some other info from Kennedy, so 
that'll likely be there as well.

>The heater hoses may be a mixture of 5/8" and 3/4". I don't know about 1964
>hoses but in 1968, the hose had a yellow stripe on it. I can't tell with
>great certainty from my pictures if there are any ribs or not but the hoses
>appear smooth. Also, I'm pretty sure AMC used Gates hoses but the modern
>markings look nothing like they would have back in the 60's. If you end up
>with a contemporary hose, you can clean the modern looking markings with
>brake cleaner (spray the cleaner on a rag, not the hose) and follow it up
>with something along the lines of Armor All to get the shine back.

Ya, I've heard of either white or yellow stripes, and assume there may be 
an age difference or some such -- but I don't have any good 'evidence' on 
it.  I can check into Gates and see what I can come up with.

>The valve assembly you're referring to is the heater control valve. It goes
>inline with the return hose. If you can control the temperature, it's just
>somewhere else on your car.

Well, there does not appear to be any such animal on the line.  Anyone 
have more info on this?  Should I have one of these, and it just got lost 
in the years before I had the car?

Cheers,
Gwen Smith

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