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Vacuum Hose Quality 700 1989

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posted by  dnvolvo on  Sun Mar 27 08:14 CST 2005
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What is the quality of the vacuum hose from FCP Groton? I've noticed it specs to id 4mm and 6mm, as it should; however, it looks more like fuel hose? Rubber with some kind of cloth covering.

Any experience/opinions on utilizing this hose versus the Volvo OEM vacuum hose?

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    Vacuum Hose Quality 700 1989

    posted by  spasske on  Sun Mar 27 11:56 CST 2005
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    I don't think they had quite the exact same sizes as volvo, although they are metric 4mm instead of 4.2 .

    You can get the metric hoses from borton volvo for about $12 per meter.
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      Vacuum Hose Quality 700 1989

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      posted by  dnvolvo on  Mon Mar 28 05:15 CST 2005
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      Thanks. I went ahead and checked the inner diameter on OEM (stamped 4.2) hose and interestingly enough, it's not actually 4.2mm, as I had thought. It measures about 3.2mm. Then I rechecked FCP's hose and it measures about 4.4mm. In addition, the outer measurement for OEM is about 8.6mm and for FCP is about 9.5mm. Then I tried compressing the hose and the FCP compresses somewhat easily between two fingers, whereas the OEM is very hard to compress.

      I'm going to go with the OEM.
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        Vacuum Hose Quality 700 1989

        posted by  tvpierce on  Mon Mar 28 07:42 CST 2005
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        You can get a very good quality (better than OEM) silicone vacuum hose at Napa. It's sort of a brownish color, and is pre-packaged. It cost about $7 or $8 for a 10 foot length, and comes in three sizes.

        I'll never use rubber vacuum hose again -- and I'll never have to replace another vacuum hose on one of my cars (Because this stuff will last forever!).

        Jeff Pierce
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        '93 945 Turbo ( one kickass family car ! ), '92 Mercedes 190E (my daily driver), '53 Willys-Overland Pickup (my snow-plow truck/conversation piece -- sold to a loving home), '85 Jeep CJ-7 w/ Fisher plow







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