1981 freightliner flc120

Colored zip ties are my go to for marking hoses. I also have a 9" chunk of telephone cable that I pick the colored wires out of. I reuse those when I can. I find solvents often wipe off paint marks.

 

It takes alittle long but I use this and mark a number on each tag sometimes I make a notation also
Especially if its goning to be dismantled for a period of time

 

I take pictures quite often too.

 

I do that too.. its saved my ### a couple times ..

 

Good reminder to take pictures first. I like the telephone wire trick. Got a bunch of it. Changing foot valve today, or tomorrow. Same exact valve @JoeyJunk posted. Wondering if I’ll need anything else, o rings, grease on push rod, or anything to look out for? Pedal/brakes stick when applied. Quick jab releases them. Happens worse in cool weather.

 

The ph wire or colored zip ties are a great idea
The shipping tags I was talking about are what I use when doing something like a off frame rebuild
Simply because right now just for the engine & trans removal I have used 58 tags .. theres not that many distinguishable colors if you look close you can see the tags on the hoses and harnesses