It's too late for me to switch on this /6 conversion but for future note. These hoses are a PITA to make - surely there is something easier and more flexible. I notice Aeroquip has Socketless non-SS hose but that is a kinda scary product as it does not use hose clamps.
you can have rubber oil lines made http://www.discounthydraulichose.com/Made_To_Order_Hydraulic_Hose_Assemblies_s/74.htm
PushLok - USE HOSE CLAMPS
try at truck shop they use cloth coverd oil line all the time. last for years
I used non-covered hydraulic hose. Good for far more PSI than my oil system will ever deliver. Goes together a lot like the SS stuff above, but easier because you don't have to deal with the SS covering.
If you're really worried, you can take the hose in and have a hydraulic shop swage ends on for you. That's an even tougher connection than the DIY stuff.
--DD
Thanks Andy. And it's 100% secure? It just looks like a hose on a barb which is a little scary for an oil system. You ran the same hose underneath and directly to the engine output as well - with them right next to the exhaust heat?
You know what I discovered....garden hose and AN fittings are the same thread! Of course it doesn't seal though.
Thanks for the info - now I know what to use in the future. I even scraped my hand again tonight on the effing steel hose. 1 more fitting to screw on...
I want Tangerine to offer some mandrel bent 3/4" lines with AN-12 fittings... hint!
If you use a proper hose cutter instead of tape and a hacksaw those SS lines are MUCH easier to put together. I think that I got mine from Eastwood.
Zach
I use a cut off wheel on my die grinder after I wrap with tape of course
David
Push Loc is the way to go. I've used it for years without a problem. I've seen too many leaking SS braided oil lines to ever go back to them.
The Cap'n
Here's some pics of what I used:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=189603&st=37
--DD
I found this tip at Earl's the last time I assembled some SS hose and AN fittings, it worked surprising well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDSozy6MZto&eurl=
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