Most vehicles have hose-clamped oil or tranny oil cooler lines. Do just fine for 100's of K miles.
Using hi-press hydraulic lines and full-wrap clamps (like the stock MB clamps) would be the safe way to go. That and flaring the ends of the cut-off tubing.
I decided to cut the tubing and silver solder on a brass fitting that I threaded a barbed fitting into for easier removal in the future.
Here's installed (at the cooler):
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1984 300D Turbo - 4-speed manual conversion, mid-level resto
1985 300SD Auto - Runner.
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Last edited by whunter; 11-21-2011 at 01:25 PM.
Reason: attached pictures
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