Power steering hose

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DAV8

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Hi All, Can anyone please help/advise?. The power steering hose on my 1971 V8 where it passes between the engine and the radiator (the "sponge" type protection) is gradually disintegrating and doesn't look good, okay, it is nearly 50 years old!, can anyone suggest a method to improve the appearance and perhaps the efficiency without the need to dismantle the hoses. I will attach a photo.
Thanks in advance
DAV8
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That looks gnarly! Doesn't look as if it is the original material, so much as a bodge by a previous owner that hasn't held up at all well! Looks as if you could carefully cut it along the length of the hose and prise it off, which has got to be a cheap and cheerful start! Nice fresh cutting blade, lots of illumination, a steady hand, job could be a good 'un.
 
mrtask said:
That looks gnarly! Doesn't look as if it is the original material, so much as a bodge by a previous owner that hasn't held up at all well! Looks as if you could carefully cut it along the length of the hose and prise it off, which has got to be a cheap and cheerful start! Nice fresh cutting blade, lots of illumination, a steady hand, job could be a good 'un.
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It's normal. Seen it on more than a few cars.
 
Mine wasn't that bad. I made it look a lot better by cutting some mouse mat foam and just sticking it around the gnarls :)

Best pic I can find

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Yep used to have exactly the same on mine before I traded my PAS system for an Edelbrock Performer and 500 carb with somebody. Good deal that was, especially as I’m using the ZF pump from the 4.6 now..:)
 
On my LHD PAS NADA that I am trying to restore, the pump outlet hose - recently received new - is manufactured such that it passes very close to the manifold as it does not loop around the engine. I thought this was iffy and of course I chucked the old one away to compare. Does anyone have a pic showing where the NADA hose “should” go.
 
Hi Fellas, Thanks for the replies, yeah it don't look good does it but I'm certain it is the original as I have had the car for more than 45 years and nearly all the history.
DAV8
Dave
 
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