Re: Oil cooler line question
 

Cliff, as usual, excellent write up:thumbsup:. How have your lines held up? Any signs of seepage? I ask cause I'm always a little leary of screw-on connections with any type of plumbing lines compared to crimped or weld/soldered. That's just my preference though. That is a nice manifold adapter, did you get that from Carter?

Re: Oil cooler line question
 

Very generous of you, thank you. I remember Yun making them, but he was only going to make a certain amount then stop (from what I remember, could be wrong though). I'm trying to remember what they look like, let me find the OP and look, and I'll PM you later.:cheers:

Re: Oil cooler line question
 

Found it,http://www.zr1.net/forum/showthread.php?t=19418. They are very nice looking, almost identical to Cliff's How-to. Need to figure out what I want to do (save a few bucks and build my own or buy an assembled one). :cheers:

Re: Oil cooler line question
 

I recall I got one manifold adapter from secondchance but am not positive.

Using Aeroquip Reusable Fittings there are ZERO...NONE....NO leaks at all on any of my Hydraulic lines I have made up. Those lines are good for pressures far above the pressures we see on a Corvette Lubrication System :thumbsup:

Yes....the fittings are Reusable just in case you want to modify any hydraulic lines you make up. I would say these Home Made lines are by far better than lines you might purchase made up of swedged/crimped fittings.

As an aside, I use the similar Aeroquip reusable fittings and Aeroquip 1509 hydraulic hose on all my farm implements and tractors. I make up all my implement hydraulic lines often replacing relatively new lines that come with the implements with my own lines that are much more dependable under extreme usage. We are talking hydraulic pressures over 2,000 psi on the hydraulics of some of these implements when the cylinders reach the stops.

Once you experiment with making your own hydraulic lines with some using SS Braided hose you will never look back at buying ready made hydraulic lines again. All you need is a vice, hand grinder (or even a hack saw will work), and a couple box wrenches of appropriate size. Oh...and an air compressor to blow clean the lines after assembly. :p

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Also if you have a local hydraulic supply and repair shop they will cut the crimps and install new hose the same length and put new crimps using the same fittings they do it to hydraulic lines for equipment all day the run alot more pressure then our motors do and at least in my town its cheap $8 a foot. On my lines they used there return hose cause of the size (actually their return hose is spected a little higher then ours ever was) Just a fyi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9TPMTocfIs

Dave