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BennyM
12-28-2009, 01:32 PM
Quick question:
Do I have to replace the hose connecting the engine to the brake booster with a specific kind of hose or can I just go with the generic AutoZone vacuum hose of equivalent diameter?

Tiger
12-28-2009, 01:41 PM
It is stronger, stiffer than usual. Regular hose will collapse under such vacuum pressure and give you no brake boost when it fails.

BennyM
12-28-2009, 03:34 PM
Thanks, Tiger. That is exactly what I needed to know.


It is stronger, stiffer than usual. Regular hose will collapse under such vacuum pressure and give you no brake boost when it fails.

genphreak
12-29-2009, 07:02 AM
It has several layers. Even when old and brittle, they are usually good. Its a safety item :)

Just make sure it is fastended well at both ends, should be good.