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Old 08-04-2008, 09:25 PM
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The hot biodiesel or oil is a good idea. You can heat oil to be hotter than boiling water.

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Originally Posted by Graminal95 View Post
I had to replace one of my hard lines that broke and I just used nylon air brake hose. I cut the old hose from the barbed fitting, being careful not to damage the barbs. I heated up some biodiesel (oil will work too) in a breaker to about 150*C then put the barbed fitting into it for about a min. I used some welding gloves to hold the fitting and just pushed on the nylon air brake hose. Once everything was cool it was solid as a rock and has been working for over 20k now with no issues. I can;t recall what the air brake line cost but I know it was very cheap and I can get it anytime I need. The only thing it that its not clear.
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