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I am looking for the flex hose/tubing that goes from the heater to the defrost vent's.Can anybody point me in the right direction?I have looked in the chev's of the 40's,Car Shop and NCA catalog's with no luck at all.
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MGF,
I wish I could just give you an online parts supplier to go to. I had the same problem about ten years ago when I was doing my '52 Fleetline. I found a good solution in the local NAPA store in the form of flexible air cleaner heat tubing -- you know the type -- it was pretty typical in cars from the mid 70's up until FI replaced most carburetors, and was used to make the air supply connection between a sheetmetal shroud on the exhaust manifold to the snout on the air cleaner for delivering warmed air for cold-weather starting. It comes in several different diameters and is either bright silver in color or black. I was able to find the black stuff in the right size and it fit the defroster nozzles perfectly and was easily bent to the right shape. Looking under the dash, you can't tell the difference between this and the original stuff. Hopefully, they still carry that stuff. Anyway, that would be my suggestion if you don't have any success elsewhere.
By the way, have you tried any of the '55-'57 vendors? They seem to make everything you can possibly think of for those cars; maybe the defroster hose material was the same stuff in those cars and the trucks during those years. It would be worth a shot to try anyway...
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MGF, I bought my underdash hoses for my 53 1/2 ton from the Filling Station. They fit perfect and very cheap in price...Oscar  
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thank's guy's!I will try Napa in the morning and if they do not have it I will call TFS.
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I saw them in a catalog just the otherday, I do know from measureing the outlets that a 53 uses two different sizes.
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MrMack, on my 53 truck all the flex hose was the same size for both vents. Are you talking about the flex hose for a car? Thanks...Oscar
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Yes Oscar it is for a car with a fresh air heater.
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Oscar,
Was the tubing you got from The Filling Station the correct rubberized cloth with a wire insert style?
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Yes and it fit perfect. There are two sizes so make sure you measure your fittings...Oscar
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thank's everybody,ordered some from Napa today,will pick it up in the morning.
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