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Old 09-16-2009, 05:20 PM
candyman candyman is offline
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I am not going to have them reinstalled with new crimped hoses. After spending 3 hours getting them out I decided to choose a different route. I only used a portion of the hard line ends. I flared the ends of the tubes then used Intalock hose and fittings. You simply push the hose on the Instalok fittings and you are done. No clamps. Its rated for 300 psi. I have used this in the past and its awesome stuff.Worked like a charm. No more hassle trying to get lines back in place.
Had to modify my flare tool slightly because the stock lines are just under 5/8 inch and the flare tool would not hold the tubing without modification to the flaring tool.
The problem I had was that the stock fittings on the oil cooler are very short with tight bends. Had a hell of a time getting enough space to flare. Works but I would like to change them with the ends from the oil filter side. Just a cleaner look.

Without the purchase of the flaring tool I only have about $30 in the lines and fittings.
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