Cooling Line question

[Relax428]

Hey Guys this might seem like a silly question but can you run braided stainless steel hoses in place of the factory hard lines for your trans cooler or are the trans cooling lines high pressure?

[DeltaT]

Yes, good quality SS braided line, properly fitted with matching connectors will work fine. I use them for that exact application.

Jim

[1Bad'66]

Yes, good quality SS braided line, properly fitted with matching connectors will work fine. I use them for that exact application.

Jim


Yep, sure can! Just need to get the correct AN fittings for the trans and radiator.

[Relax428]

thanks guys will do

[67w30]

I have a question about cooler lines that I hope you guys can answer. It has to do w/ stainless lines, the lines on the car are 5/16 and they run to the radiator. What I wanna do is install an auxilarly cooler but using nice AN fittings. My problem is I can't find any AN fittings to match my up w/ 5/16 lines. Only thing I can find is 5AN but there doesn't seem to be any fittings availible except for tube nuts and sleeves. Anyone else having trouble w/ 5/16 lines to some sort of AN fittings. I would like to be able to do both 4AN and 6AN.
Help!!!!

[67w30]

I guess there is no answer when you use 5/16 line. It just that 5/16 line seems to be standard for transmission cooler lines, so what do you guys do for custom plumbing??? Any one use AN fittings?

[CarlC]

-5 is few and far between since it is used only for oxygen systems in aircraft. Since it is a dedicated size it can't be mistakenly mixed with something else during assembly.

There are adapters available to use -6 in GM transmission cooler lines, which is what is needed since all AN hose end fittings neck down much smaller than the tube/hose size they are fitted to. For example, a -6 standard hose end (red/blue) will neck down to about 0.250". A -5 would be even smaller.

[redfire69]

Not sure about the 5/16, but if you convert to 3/8, you can go with any assortment of -6AN. I don't see how you can do this in one step though...

http://www.jegs.com/p/JEGS/752558/10002/-1



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[Steve Chryssos]

I'm running a cooler with 1/2" NPT to -8 adapters routed to -8 hose (which is 3/8" I.D.) The -8 stuff runs along the front of the core support to 90 degree -8 fittings (-6 90's don't flow very well) Then I step that down to -6 that runs straight back to the trans. -6 hose is 5/16" I.D.