Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan
Posted by Joe Santana On 2011/1/20 10:25:23
Busy at work and busy in the garage evenings.
3 FEMALES AND 1 MALE, NOT AS MUCH FUN AS I EXPECTED... MY EXPERIENCE WITH OIL LINES: If anyone tells you that your oil line setup is not that sexy, go eat some chocolate. If however, your oil lines were set up incorrectly as mine were, then you're stuck with a job that could require the patience of Job. Problem one was finding a 3-female/1-male fitting. After hitting several large auto supply places on the weekend, without success, I had to call the professional places only open during the week, like Fluid Connector Products, who said "com'on in", then couldn't find anything that would work, but called Oil Filter Service for me and asked them to fax a picture of the fittings they had. So drove over there, my lunch "hour" extending into the afternoon. They set me up with a Cross fitting, which with some add-ons, did the job, that is, made it possible to do the job. Making the new lines and flaring them was easy, after a few pathetic tries. I'm an expert now. If your trumpet needs a flare, I'm your guy. It was the short pipe that created all the problems. It took me 3 tries to get the length exactly right and the bend perfected (meaning 'to fit'). With a line 5 inches long, two bends and a twist, there's no forgiveness. And, you have to make the flares before bending and rough fitting the tube for length because you can't flare a tube that curved so close to the ends with the fittings on it. It was a bear making that one little pipe. I made three of them. I got them in the holes and tightened. But as soon as the pressure rose, they leaked. But finally got it.
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3 FEMALES AND 1 MALE, NOT AS MUCH FUN AS I EXPECTED... MY EXPERIENCE WITH OIL LINES: If anyone tells you that your oil line setup is not that sexy, go eat some chocolate. If however, your oil lines were set up incorrectly as mine were, then you're stuck with a job that could require the patience of Job. Problem one was finding a 3-female/1-male fitting. After hitting several large auto supply places on the weekend, without success, I had to call the professional places only open during the week, like Fluid Connector Products, who said "com'on in", then couldn't find anything that would work, but called Oil Filter Service for me and asked them to fax a picture of the fittings they had. So drove over there, my lunch "hour" extending into the afternoon. They set me up with a Cross fitting, which with some add-ons, did the job, that is, made it possible to do the job. Making the new lines and flaring them was easy, after a few pathetic tries. I'm an expert now. If your trumpet needs a flare, I'm your guy. It was the short pipe that created all the problems. It took me 3 tries to get the length exactly right and the bend perfected (meaning 'to fit'). With a line 5 inches long, two bends and a twist, there's no forgiveness. And, you have to make the flares before bending and rough fitting the tube for length because you can't flare a tube that curved so close to the ends with the fittings on it. It was a bear making that one little pipe. I made three of them. I got them in the holes and tightened. But as soon as the pressure rose, they leaked. But finally got it.
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