 How many feet of line to do a front oil cooler?, 25 feet enough? |
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| Aaron Cox |
 May 31 2005, 03:51 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California  |
Sandwhich adapter, through the long, under the gas tank, and to the cooler and back (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)
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| Joe Bob |
May 31 2005, 04:00 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
You WILL have extra....just measure from the middle of the rear trunk x2 and add two feet... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif)
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| seanery |
May 31 2005, 04:06 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,852 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
so, 25 is enough?
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| J P Stein |
May 31 2005, 04:15 PM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
Maybe, but it's better to have extra than too little.
Doing it Aaron's way you have to fab it in place cause you can't feed the lines thru with the fittings on....and you don't wanna do it twice... if you're using AN12. With AN 10 and if you have straight fittings it may be easier. My long runs started right at the firewall and, as I recall, the runs were about 10 feet. |
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| Aaron Cox |
May 31 2005, 04:17 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
AN -10
only need 4 fittings my way..... so 15 feet each way to be safe? |
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| J P Stein |
May 31 2005, 04:21 PM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
You could snake a tape measure thru there if you have the holes cut.....30 would be more than enuff. It's only money which is cheeper than agravation (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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| Joe Bob |
May 31 2005, 04:25 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
Buy 30 feet don't cut it until ya fish it thru....sell me the rest for 1/2 of what ya paid for it.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool_shades.gif)
BTW...I just run it up the outside of the longs under the panels.... |
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| brant |
May 31 2005, 04:27 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,623 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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Oh... crapp... Aaron, I just thougth of another thing.
MORE MONEY THOUGH.... consider the extra $ for an inline (2nd) oil filter it does take more fittings. but if the motor ever lets go there will be a good chance that you can save the lines and save the cooler rather than fill them with particulate that would kill the next motor. brant |
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| lagunero |
May 31 2005, 04:39 PM
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Donkey Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,042 Joined: 8-January 04 From: orange county,ca Member No.: 1,531  |
what kinda lines are you using? socketless blue hose?
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| TimT |
May 31 2005, 04:43 PM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif) werd Ive had to take apart enough oil systems, clean coolers ( sometimes I cut the end tank off clean, then reweld it) after an engine frag, that an extra filter, or a inline strainer/filter is cheap insurance. |
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| Aaron Cox |
May 31 2005, 04:43 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
thinking of splurging on the braided...
answer mah PM albert (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) |
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| john rogers |
May 31 2005, 06:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,525 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Chula Vista CA Member No.: 391 |
A couple of things to think about. When mine was done originally it had -10 hose and when I put the six in the -10 was too small, so we did it over with -12 lines. Additionally I got a cheap garden hose and ran it just line I was planning the braided hose and then ordered the length plus a little extra. Racer Parts cut the pieces since they have one of those really nice cut off saws and it is a pain to cut the braided stuff with a hacksaw. I have since used my Dremel with a diamond cut off wheel and it works well. Be sure to flush the lines really good.
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| drew365 |
May 31 2005, 06:49 PM
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These are the good old days! Group: Members Posts: 2,004 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Sunny So. Cal. Member No.: 37 |
Mine is a 6 with the cooler outside of the chassis just behind the front bumper. I used -12, bought 30 feet and had about 2.5 feet left.
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| siverson |
May 31 2005, 06:52 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,448 Joined: 5-May 03 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 654 Region Association: Southern California
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Me too. I've done it twice on my car and both times used 28 feet. That's for a six with the oil cooler up front (tank to engine to cooler to tank).
-Steve |
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