Hope all of you are well! I'm looking for a complete vacuum line set or as complete as I can get. I'm trying to finish everything on the firewall inside and out. (69 Skylark Custom w/AC, 350) Where would be the best place to look? I believe the originals were color coded. That would help but I do not have to be original. I just need it to work.. Thanks in advance!
I bought a colored set from Old Air products https://www.oldairproducts.com/product/23-0905-vacuum-hose and then bought some individuals colors from Ames Pontiac that weren’t in the set. I think this is what I got. Just need to double check. https://secure.amesperf.com/qilan/D...0FG&order_number_e=NTEzNDU3OQ== &web_access=Y
Thanks Utah455, from the looks of this, the "kits" will be generic and I'll have to go to the service manual for connection. Not a problem compared to the "engineering" work I've had to do so far. I was lucky enough to find a donor car so I tear it apart to find out how to put this one together..
This may help a bit . . . . I found the lengths to be "around" the following. . . . (Guideline only) Your results may vary. Vacuum Tree to: to Vacuum Advance 14" to TCS switch 8" to "T" (For Air Cleaner) 6" TCS to Carb 14" I haven't recorded the Air Cleaner lengths yet . . . . This information will be provided with my Kits once I get them ready . . . . (in my spare time) Lol
Thanks Todd, do you have the ID of these lines? I think most of the lines connecting the A/C and switchs are 1/8" ID. What do you think about the silicone? I'll have to replace all of them so without a specific "kit", I'll be cutting to length anyway.
I think I have a bunch of these somewhere--not as good as Todd's kits, of course. I will check and see what I can find. Cheers, Richard
Todd—can you post a picture of the end so we can see the thickness of the wall of the tubing? Most 5/32 that I see seems to much thicker than OEM.
I didn't have time to get a photo but a quick measurement on the Standard Black Vacuum Hose I have is 5/16 outside diameter. This seems to match so 50 year old vacuum hose I have here from a customers car. I also have the Black with White Stripe Vacuum hose which is a tad thicker. (Closer to 3/8" outside diameter) If that helps let me know. Otherwise I can still post photos at some point . . . . I hope to have these "KITS" on my website this weekend. I plan to offer a "Pre-Cut" set and a set length that will allow enough tubing for the customer to cut to the length they desire. Both will include the Factory Routing Diagram as well.
My Vacuum Line Kits (w/Routing Instructions) are now posted on my website. . . . . https://www.stage1restoration.com/product/vacuum-hose-kit-w-routing-instructions/ .
Here's a side by side picture of the Vacuum tubing included in my Kit next to an original tube that still plugged into a TCS switch . . . . . (Same size!)
I'm not at the shop now but as mentioned the factory hose is still on the Solenoid so if that was the factory size they're a dead match. The tubing I have is listed as 5/32" O.D.
