Oil Cooler Disconnection

[RedBarchetta]

Dex, they are "AN" (Air Force Navy) fittings. Mine are from Aeroquip, but Russell and Earl's also sell comparable (Aeroquip is arguably the better of the three, hence you pay more for them). Summit Racing and Jeg's are the most popular mail-order houses for these, but any local speed shop worth their salt carries them, too.

-Dean

[Gunner]

Originally Posted by RedBarchetta

Dex, they are "AN" (Air Force Navy) fittings. Mine are from Aeroquip, but Russell and Earl's also sell comparable (Aeroquip is arguably the better of the three, hence you pay more for them).

Aeroquips are more expensive because they typically come certified for real aircraft use - Earl's and the others are not. Other than for ooooh value, any quality maker is just fine for street use.

A couple of years ago, an air maintenance house was being liquidated and they had a huge supply of Aeroquip fittings for which they'd lost (or didn't care to maintain) the certification chain. The fittings were going on eBay for absurdly low prices. Wish I'd had a few hundred to invest, but there are SO many fittings it's almost impossible to stock up for personal use...

[SKINNEDR]

Please help me understand something.
If I purchase the hose and the fittings separately, how do I connect the fiitings to the hose? From what I see the these hoses can be purchased in any length without any thing on the ends. There is a female connection for the hose end, how do you get a close fit (leak free connection) with that?
Help me here to understand the basic...

Also, what kind of tools is basicly used to cut a braided hose?

Sorry ..Dex...

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by SKINNEDR

Help me here to understand the basic...

Also, what kind of tools is basicly used to cut a braided hose?

It is pretty easy to do with your Dremel tool, tape, and AN wrenches (not vise grips). A piece of advice, do your cutting away from your car. Click here for some nice shots on how easy it is to do: http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=561081

or this one: http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/arti...-fittings.html

and this one is very nice as well: http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2...ings/index.php

[khansmith]

Originally Posted by SKINNEDR

Please help me understand something.
If I purchase the hose and the fittings separately, how do I connect the fiitings to the hose? From what I see the these hoses can be purchased in any length without any thing on the ends. There is a female connection for the hose end, how do you get a close fit (leak free connection) with that?
Help me here to understand the basic...

Also, what kind of tools is basicly used to cut a braided hose?

Sorry ..Dex...

I wish I had this tool when I made my braided lines
http://www.koultools.com/

I bought them recently and really was amazed at how easy it was to create the lines.

[ALF]

which system would you recommend?
- Mocal
- Beaumontmetalworks