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.

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you can have rubber oil lines made http://www.discounthydraulichose.com/Made_...mblies_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

There is:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s=&...st&p=893543

7 years and no problems ...

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?

Operating pressure is up to 250 psi, burst pressure is much higher than that.
If you have more than 250 psi of pressure in your oil system, your oil lines are the least of your worries.

The hose i used is MADE for this application. I didn't just go to home depot and buy some garden hose (No offense to Trekkor).


As for under the car, i have the usual hard lines that connect to the engine, so no, there is no need for those lines to be anywhere near the exhaust.

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?sho...89603&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=