Vac hoses- red stripe,green stripe?

[Graeme B.]

Hi all, I'm replacing my Vac hoses. July '69 with coffee can WWdoor actuator. My old hoses had green to the front nipple but new hoses have red to the front . What gives?
Thanks as allways,Graeme.

[Patrick H.]

Re: Vac hoses- red stripe,green stripe?

Where did you get your hoses?

If you did not purchase them from Doc Rebuild, then no guarantee on the accuracy of the kit or the drawing included with them.

And no, I'm not just copying what he says on his site. It's true.

Patrick

[Dennis S.]

Re: Vac hoses- red stripe,green stripe?

My original April '69 car had red to the front of the coffee can, green to the rear. The new set from the doc was the same. Sounds like somebody before you switched the hoses around.

[Graeme B.]

Re: Vac hoses- red stripe,green stripe?

Thanks Patrick and Dennis. I did buy mine from the good Doctor and didn't think he would screw up. I just wondered because I saw another the same in one of the threads.
Cheers,Graeme from OZ. (P.S. don't tell Geoff I questioned him )

[Graeme B.]

Re: Vac hoses- red stripe,green stripe?

In the '69 AIM it notes -Green stripe was Red,Red stripe was Green.
Does anyone know when this change occured and how would it work?
Cheers, Graeme.

[Patrick H.]

Re: Vac hoses- red stripe,green stripe?

In general, the red hose attaches to the back of the unit, i.e. the side facing the engine. The green hose attaches to the front of the unit, ie. the one facing the grille.

That is why many original actuators have a red dot on the back just above the elbow connection - it signifies that the red hose attaches there.

I hope that helps.

[Joseph K.]

Re: Vac hoses- red stripe,green stripe?

When my 69 was unrestored, I found the green stripe hose on the engine side. The red hose will not reach the nipple on the engine side. My 69 is made about a week after his car. It may be anomaly but I feel fairly confident that it was the way our two cars were assembled. Joe

[Patrick H.]

Re: Vac hoses- red stripe,green stripe?

Interesting.

As he notes, it may be a mid-production switch.

Patrick