Thread: Stainless hose

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I've used a combination of Earl's, Russell, Aeroquip and Summit fittings and any sort of combination of hoses - and I have the scars to prove it !!!
All were a pita, especially the -4 I'm using for the trans cooler.

This is a Speedway site, but I saw it demoed a while back slicken' -- (well you know what I mean):

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/xq/asp...qx/Product.htm

I think C9 has more AN hose than I do, but I'm working on catching up.

(Someday the body and chassis will reunite - for the LAST time)

That should be a Canadian project. You could call it "The Hoser." Like the air cleaner, though.

I cant believe you put that air cleaner on there ,now where are all those loose nuts and bolts gunna fall into?

Originally Posted by shawnlee28

I cant believe you put that air cleaner on there ,now where are all those loose nuts and bolts gunna fall into?

The most fun with that air cleaner was emptying it onto a nice big piece of pumpkin pie before I could use it

Aeroquip is my favorite, tried some of the others but always came back to it....

Here is the website for the braided hose tool

http://www.koultools.com/

[B]Mike:
To late for me on the tool to install the ferrel to the hose as I have finished the plumbing on my car after many frustrating hours.After much loss of blood and religion I found a process that worked for me.I took a piece of .010 dia.SS wire and twisted one loop around the braibed hose,cut close not to disturb the twist,cut the hose with a thin dremel wheel up close to the wire,twist the ferrel counter clockwise with slight pressure and as you are turning the wire slips back as the ferrel is going on approx.1/8 in. Cut the wire with a small wire cutter and presto no bleeding or choice words.Worked for me.

Don In Austin

Don,

Your method gave me an idea. I put a small hose clamp on the stainless, then used a cut-off wheel. When I loosened the hose clamp, the ferrule slipped right on. No blood, no problem.

Say Jack I think thats what I said in reply#4

Charlie,

I'm supposed to remember more than three posts back? At my age?

The fittings went on OK, but it took me most of the day to run the two hoses. It would have been much easier if I'd seen the glitch in the trans cooler lines before everything was assembled. I switched from hard lines and rubber hose to stainless with banjo fittings on the trans. Luckily, I was able to use the same clamp mounting holes for the stainless that I did with the hardline. Still, I had to raise the front of the body (four times!) off the frame to get enough room to work.

I chopped a hole in the floor (see thread called "Thanks, Kyle . . ."), and I'm going to make an access panel so if anything ever goes wrong, I can get to the cooling lines without lifting the body - again.

Yeah The best laid plans of mice and men. I wish I could say I only took the body back off my 53 4 times. I have a very small oil leak in the cooler line and I can't get at it. I may just rerout it. I'm just glad playing with cars is so much fun.