Re: TrevorK's 1955 Packard Patrician

Posted by HH56 On 2019/5/25 16:17:06

I would vote for having new hoses made rather than trying to find 60 year old NOS where the rubber is probably not in the best of condition anymore. Return side is low pressure, held on with clamps and should be available at any parts store. If you take your old pressure hose in, any good hydraulic shop should be able to make it up using modern hose and fittings -- although the modern fittings may not look exactly the same. In worst case if no modern match is available they should be able to cut the hose off the old fittings and add new crimp ferrules to reuse the old fittings. I don't know about your part of the country but out here there is quite an assortment of shops that custom make hoses for the farm and low rider crowd.

There is one fitting about a foot from the bottom end where the pressure hose changes size. In addition to making the size change it also has a function to act as a restriction which is supposed to help with noise and sensitivity. I don't know how important it actually might be as far as controlling either but it would be good to see if the shop could try and incorporate it in the new assy.