carbon can hose and bimetal switch hose

[Ginger_73 convertible]

Hello  I have a 73 vert 351C-2v (H code) with A/C.  I'm putting back to original and I cant find the proper hose from the carbon canister to the air cleaner on any of my parts sites.  I know its not just a normal rubber one, its kind of one of those ribbed softer hoses I believe. anybody know what I could use that would look like original?

Also on my air cleaner; the hose that goes from the bi-metal switch on the horn on the outside of the air cleaner goes to another switch inside of the air cleaner, connected up underneath it but the other switch port there underneath is just plugged off.   (its not on the vacuum hose diagram and my manuals only refer to the bi-metal temp valve on the air cleaner snorkel and not that other one that's mounted inside the air cleaner).  I cant seem to find out where it should go to.  If anyone has it hooked up on theirs maybe you could enlighten me.

Thanks

JK

 

[Hemikiller]

The original carbon canister purge hose is a paper/foil composite. Replacements are a foil/wound wire construction.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=100017&jsn=3109

The temperature control switch for the air door is fed off manifold vacuum, either directly on the tree behind the carb, or T'd into another hose.

 

[Don C]

If you look at the 1971 351C diagrams in this thread the bimetallic switch is called out and the routing shown. In the 1973 diagrams they are shown, just not identified.

https://www.7173mustangs.com/thread-vacuum-hose-diagrams?pid=246021#pid246021

 

[Stanglover]

I got the 3/4" aluminum tube from Napa. After cutting and stretching (i.e. open it up to look like the original) to the correct length needed, I got some textured paint I had on hand and gave it a generous coating. When dried, I repainted it with my old standby, SEM Trim Black. The finished look is pretty damn close to what the paper one was. This is on a 71 mind you.

A friend of mine got lucky at a swap meet a few year back and scored a length of original hose, so you might get lucky at swap meets. (He wouldn't sell me any!!)

 

[Ginger_73 convertible]

The original carbon canister purge hose is a paper/foil composite. Replacements are a foil/wound wire construction.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=100017&jsn=3109

The temperature control switch for the air door is fed off manifold vacuum, either directly on the tree behind the carb, or T'd into another hose.

 I'm familiar with rockauto and followed your link; from the description of 3/4" x 36" long it looks like the right one but the pickure and the rest of the description is for the larger diameter Exhaust Manifold to Air Cleaner hose. Wierd!

 

[Ginger_73 convertible]

I got the 3/4" aluminum tube from Napa. After cutting and stretching (i.e. open it up to look like the original) to the correct length needed, I got some textured paint I had on hand and gave it a generous coating. When dried, I repainted it with my old standby, SEM Trim Black. The finished look is pretty damn close to what the paper one was. This is on a 71 mind you.

A friend of mine got lucky at a swap meet a few year back and scored a length of original hose, so you might get lucky at swap meets. (He wouldn't sell me any!!)

I like the idea of getting this locally so I'll give my NAPA a go! Thanks for the tip on painting it.  Where I live I don't get to many swap meets.  Thanks for the picture as well.  I also don't have that black plastic elbow from the air cleaner to the fresh air intake on the RHS rear valve cover. The hose is there and a grommeted hole on the air cleaner but no elbow.  I'll try NAPA for that too.  Thanks a lot.

 

[Ginger_73 convertible]

If you look at the 1971 351C diagrams in this thread the bimetallic switch is called out and the routing shown. In the 1973 diagrams they are shown, just not identified.

https://www.7173mustangs.com/thread-vacuum-hose-diagrams?pid=246021#pid246021

Thanks for that.  I downloaded only the 73 diagrams and never thought to look at the other years so now I've downloaded all 3 years and its all very helpful.  I'm going to have to do a lot more tracing of hoses!

Thanks