An Hose/ Fittings question
Okay Im replumbing all my water lines and for 10AN fittings do you use 10 AN braided hose?... when sliding the one side of the fitting over the line it compresses the hose so much that you cant get the flared part of the other part of the fitting into the hose....never ran into problem before
Last edited by BrotherWolf; 06-10-2012 at 03:52 PM.
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Yes -10 hose for -10 fittings. Might wanna measure your hose and fittings to make sure they actually are -10. Depending on the brand some are tight getting the flare started, I always use a bit of lube to help it and always make sure you put a drop or two of oil on the threads
Lonnie, ditch that braided line and run the black nylon braided line, its goes togeather real nice, easy to cut with a razor knife and dosent cut your hands all up!! plus its lighter.
Travis
Last edited by blownboosted; 06-10-2012 at 04:17 PM.
The black braided I use is reinforced with steel in the rubber. It's light, cheaper than stainless, looks good, and goes together easy.
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heres some tips...
mark where you want to cut. wrap some black electrical tape around it. then take a dremel or 4" angle grinder with a cutting wheel on it to cut the hose. it'll slice through like a hot knife thru butter and leave no straggly hairs.
take some sheet metal/tin snips and trim back the braided part like 1/8".
spray the crap out of the hose and fitting with WD40
put fitting together with a vise and an AN wrench. anything else will gouge the crap out of it. tighten it allll the way until it meets the little collar.
Originally Posted by blownboosted
If you are doing a bunch of em, might wanna invest in the "Koul Tool" kit. makes it very easy (and painless...) to put the ends on. I got a set a while back and they have paid for themselves many times over... I think Jegs, Summit, and all the others carry them..
Ohh, and I forgot to mention the most important thing.. I know you're doing water lines, but if you do a fuel line, flush the holy hell out of it. You'de be amazed how quick a needle and seat in the float bowl will not seal with a tiny little chunk of that crud....
Last edited by River Dad; 06-11-2012 at 04:06 PM.
I have a welding hammer that looks similar to this, once i get that piece on I put a little bit of grease on the hammer and push it down into the hose, it causes it to expand and then the other half of the fitting slides in nicer. You could probably use a large punch or something to do the same. Also i wouldnt use electrical tape because it can leave a sticky mess. I use the blue painters tape by 3M.
Last edited by Shaun; 06-11-2012 at 04:32 PM.
I got some of the black nylon hose and still was having the same issue, what I found out was that the flares on the fittings have way to much powdercoating on them so with a little bit of sanding on the tips of flares they went together easy
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Your fittings are powdercoated?
Most of the factory made AN fittings are anodized (Earls, Redhorse, Russell, Aeroquip etc) if you have had yours custom powder coated than you may have a problem. But just sand off the coating on the tip enough to get it started and you should be good to go.
Also I have found that Earls are the toughest of all the makes to get started....
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there black so what ever there covered with? it is is pretty thick
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yep thats what i did and worked like a charm
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