Bearzah

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OK, I've tried searching as no luck.
I need to replace my FMOC lines as they are leaking like crazy.

I really don't want to spend $187 + shipping ($135 for lines + 4 x $13 for adapters) from Racing Beat
http://racingbeat.com/resultset.asp?PartNumber=11907

Does anyone know of a more economical solution???

I guess I could take a set off and see if Napa Autoparts can make me a set. Any experiance?

rusttoriches

I have a set of good stock cooler lines came off from an 85 gsl-se, make me an offer.

Bearzah

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I thought GSL-SE lines were different than 12A lines

Box_Man

Trochoid has a writeup on making 12a-to-13b cooler lines from stock FC lines somewhere. I don't think his method cost very much at all.

rusttoriches

Didn't realized you have 12A, nevermind then.

trochoid

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That write up can be used for making any oil cooler lines. DIY and cost was a primary concideration when I wrote it. Last line I had made was around 10 bucks with me doing all the work except crimping the ferrels.

Bass

I got my stainless steel lines and AN fittings from JEGGS. It was dirt cheap even with shipping to Canada. It was way cheaper than Racing Beat and I like the fittings from Jeggs as they still swivel when torqued down. Making the lines was very easy.

Bearzah

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VERY interesting... do you remember your shopping cart items exactly? I think they are all 16 and 18mm pipe thread... but, not sure which are which.

Did you go with 10AN or 8AN lines?

Thanks

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i have one blow up last summer. there was oil all over my driveway what a mess.

I took them to house of hose and they charged me $10.00 to replace the hose.
and they just reused my same fittings

DivinDriver

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I've been quite happy with my RB SS lines... but yeah, they are spendy.

Bearzah

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LOL.. I'm half thinking about just taking my lines off, taking them to my local hydraulic hose maker and telling them "make these". While those are being made I think I'll get my FMOC cleaned.

Probably should all cost less than $200 RB set

Bearzah

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So here's a picture of my lines as they sat in my car and a picture of one of the lines squished to show how cracked the rubber was... no wonder they were leaking.

DivinDriver

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Yep, that's what my stockers looked like. Kinda like a soaker hose for replenishing asphalt.

They held up a lot of years, but they really decay in a nasty way when they go.

Bearzah

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At my THIRD hydraulic hose & fitting supplier I finially was told "yeah, I think we can make that" after being rejected by the other two. They ended up just cutting off the old collers and re-using my old fittings w/ new collers. It took a while, maybe 45 minutes, but ONLY COST $20. Crush washers cost another $5 and I had to buy a 21mm wrench to install the fittings correctly. All-in-all, a VERY reasonable fix and a WHOLE LOT less expessive than RB lines.

Here is a picture of the lines once new hose and collers were installed sitting on the store's front counter and another picture of the lines once installed.

Bearzah

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Also... after 2 cans of Foaming Engine Cleaner and another 2 cans of brake cleaner, you can NOW SEE LIGHT THROUGH MY FMOC ... LOL

Bearzah

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And.... I over tightened a oil cooler line going into the FMOC and the lower aluminum bung cracked like everyone on the board warned it would
$30 later and it's all TIG welded back together and re-installed. NO LEAKS....
Leason learned?
If it's not leaking, don't keep "checking" to make sure it's tight