Earl's Plumbing Fitting
#1
Earl's Plumbing Fitting
So I did all the searching and put together my shopping list for an oil line and found all my sizes. I got my package quick and I got my 10x1.25 or so I thought. This is the connection from the turbo which will convert to a 4 an male 90. It will be in leiu of the banjo fitting. I think I got jacked though it is much to big. I suspected it would be closer to the size of the 4an side. Did I get someone elses underhanded swap out and they didn't catch it? Opinions please. Is this visually to big. I am thinking it is something like an M14 x 2
#7
Just gave summit a call and talked with them about it. They are sending me a new fitting. They don't even want the old one back. Bonus
On a side note would anyone have any links to how to's on getting the red flange over the steel braiding all the way. I gave one fitting a try last night and the ends wanted to bunch up thereby expanding the braiding down the line and making it harder to push in. It's like the exact opposite of a chinese finger trap but equally frustrating. Should I leave a small bit of black teflon electrical tape or something? Any help would be much appreciated. This is the first time I've done a braided line.
I also wanted to know this. These thread sizes on the male flare fittings are the exact same as the 1/4" yellow brass flare fittings available at hardware stores for natural gas and refrigeration. The only discrepency I noticed was the tip of the flare fitting was more rounded on the yellow brass than the earl's fitting. If these are indeed compatible would it be possible to use just flexible copper tubing to make an oil line? Of course that would be if you retapped the metric holes or got a bushing to convert them; also commonly available. Copper lines the way I see it could stand up to the heat, pressure, and vibration since it works perfectly well in refrigeration.
On a side note would anyone have any links to how to's on getting the red flange over the steel braiding all the way. I gave one fitting a try last night and the ends wanted to bunch up thereby expanding the braiding down the line and making it harder to push in. It's like the exact opposite of a chinese finger trap but equally frustrating. Should I leave a small bit of black teflon electrical tape or something? Any help would be much appreciated. This is the first time I've done a braided line.
I also wanted to know this. These thread sizes on the male flare fittings are the exact same as the 1/4" yellow brass flare fittings available at hardware stores for natural gas and refrigeration. The only discrepency I noticed was the tip of the flare fitting was more rounded on the yellow brass than the earl's fitting. If these are indeed compatible would it be possible to use just flexible copper tubing to make an oil line? Of course that would be if you retapped the metric holes or got a bushing to convert them; also commonly available. Copper lines the way I see it could stand up to the heat, pressure, and vibration since it works perfectly well in refrigeration.
#9
Sorry this is kinda a spam post. I don't have enough posts to post in the FS section. Here is a link to my ebay auction for what's I'm replacing with the earls lines so it's kinda on topic. These are all the parts for the oil feed line new out of the bag.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...0099063&rd=1,1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...0099063&rd=1,1
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