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Yes, that's '73. I still have the originals on my '71, apparently OK. In the '80s they marked the month and year, these days they mark the month and day as well as the year .... go figure! If you can blow through it easily, why not use it again! If it's hard work, it may be collapsing inside. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jones, Matthew" <mjones@tandbergtv.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 8:51 AM Subject: [T3] original brake hose ? > I have just removed a brake hose from the rear of our fastback. > It has the following stamped into the rubber (not printed on): > > FAG SCHAFER 1/8 x4 73 SAE 0 1401 > > Is that Original Equipment ?! > All the replacements have their date of manufacture on them, so am I right in guessing that the '73' is when this hose was made? > > It looks to be perfectly servicable. No visible cracks or perishing. I was only replacing it as a matter of course, since I 've been going through the whole brake system after the front calipers siezed. > > Matthew. > '73 1600e > > > > ******************************************************************************** *** > This email, its content and any attachments is PRIVATE AND > CONFIDENTIAL to TANDBERG Television. If received in error please > notify the sender and destroy the original message and attachments. > > www.tandbergtv.com > ******************************************************************************** *** > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > > >