Interpretation ID: aiam1449
Manager
Environmental and Safety Relations
Chrysler Corporation
Detroit
Michigan 48231;
Dear Mr. Sornson:#This is in response to your March 13, 1974, reques for confirmation that the intake manifold connector and the brake booster check valve used in connecting the engine intake manifold and the vacuum power brake booster are not subject to Standard No. 106, *Brake hoses*.#A brake hose and fitting is defined in Standard 106 as 'a coupler other than a clamp, designed for attachment to the end of a brake hose.' As pictured in your schematic, the couplers are the clamps, and the intake manifold connection and brake booster check valve are engine components to which the brake hose has been attached by clamp couplers. Therefore your interpretation is correct that neither component is subject to Standard 106.#Sincerely,Lawrence R. Schneider,Chief Counsel;