an fitting how to?

[brans72]

hahaha Well she lets me least have a toy and then she bought a 67 C10 swb to so can't complain to much you know! Think how many people you helped out with this post Greg!!!! It is even linked over to Pro-Touring.com cause people asked and you had the anwser!!! It is people with your knowledge that help others out so much just to let you know and I wanna thank you for info you have shared with all of us. Brandon

[Lenie]

I believe most of you use 304 seamless ss tubing for fuel lines, has anyone use 316? Good/bad, let me know, thanks
Lenie

[GregWeld]

304 - aircraft quality - ANNEALED - Seamless.....

[GregWeld]

Okay -- Here's your pictorial on PTFE/TEFLON braided hose.


Cutting this hose is WAY more critical than the braided rubber... BECAUSE the teflon liner is a super tight fit and you must insert the fitting into it before you get to the threads AND you can't have it mangled - or cut - or melted in any way!


MY WAY..... or suffer!






So don't use a cut off saw... that melts it.

Don't use the giant wire cutters - that deforms it! You'll never get the fitting in after you've done this and by the time you do - the braid or something else will be a giant mess! Fugedaboudit...


This is what the PTFE/TEFLON hose looks like -- very nice thin liner...





This is the tool you will need -- a few of them to do all the sizes... this tool helps you in TWO WAYS.... it opens up the braid from the liner -- I stick it in and wiggle it around a bit.... AND -- most important it also will then be used to insert the little brass ferrel barrel around the liner and down into the braid. Try this with your thumbs and you will just need to own a pharmacy...






Insert and wiggle to open the braid a bit....






So now you have this!






Now put the ferrel barrel thingy magingy on it and put that on the liner....







DO NOT FORGET TO PUT THE HOSE INTO THE FIRST PART OF YOUR FITTING.... BEFORE YOU SPREAD THE BRAID AND DO THE FERREL BARREL.... or whatever the heck it's called....



BADA BING BADA BOOM --- you got TWO of the THREE parts done!






AND --- you have to make sure that the liner is up inside the ferrel barrel where it belongs -- like way up in there!





Now you're ready to install it in your vise -- and TRY to get the rest of the fitting down INSIDE the liner.... Lube the thing with your handy dandy silicone spray and go STRAIGHT into the liner. Get it off angle and do the liner mangle and you'll be cutting a new hose....





Now you're ready to get the threads going -- don't forget a dab of anti-seize....





Now you have a nice HIGH PRESSURE Power steering and or FUEL hose....
And if you get A/C hose liner you can use it for that too -- but that is A/C hose == it's BLUE inside --- and takes O ringed fittings.

[brans72]

Greg in your last post I want to ask what those lines would be used for? I am guessing power steering line? I have never got into the after market lines as of yet so I would like to learn all I can before I get to that step. Love all steps you include. Brandon

[GregWeld]

Brandon --- PTFE or TEFLON hose is for FUEL.... or high pressure - such as power steering ---- and similar hose like this can be used for A/C.... the A/C hose to be "for A/C".... and is a different color liner...

If you're going to run any flexible fuel line -- use the PTFE/TEFLON stuff.... the braided rubber hose STINKS LIKE GASOLINE after a little while with the new fuels.

Having said that -- there is NEW rubber hose with braid that WILL contain the fumes but you have to really shop for it and know what you're getting. Most of the stores I know of are loaded with inventory of the regular old crap -- and it will not contain the fumes.

[Northeast Rod Run]

Wow Greg, you're turning this thread into one hell of a little "how-to" on this stuff

Lat-G should just make a separate "how-to" section just for you, and you can put a bunch of detailed pics and directions on how to do different things

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Northeast Rod Run

Wow Greg, you're turning this thread into one hell of a little "how-to" on this stuff

Lat-G should just make a separate "how-to" section just for you, and you can put a bunch of detailed pics and directions on how to do different things

Dream on....


I'm only doing it because it takes a lot of time! Amazing how long you can spend setting it up - taking the pics (I use my iphone) and then posting the dang things up to Photobucket and writing the story and getting the photo info in there right.

Everyone else has a life or is working for a living. I'm just messing around every day.

That -- and I wish I had someone showing me "how to's" when I need to know. Just paying it back is all... or is it forward. WTF who cares?

[camcojb]

Originally Posted by Northeast Rod Run

Wow Greg, you're turning this thread into one hell of a little "how-to" on this stuff

Lat-G should just make a separate "how-to" section just for you, and you can put a bunch of detailed pics and directions on how to do different things

Greg's the man.......................

Jody

[GregWeld]

If you can understand what he's saying.... this video will show you how to do teflon hose with basic hand tools ---