REFLECTOR: Braided oil hose assy

[Geoff Gerhardt]

Doug,

As long as they have AN fittings, they should be compatible.  The issue with
automotive vs aircraft fittings is with hard lines where you flare the ends.
 AN fittings require a different flare than those used for things like
automotive brake lines.

Geoff

On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 9:07 PM, Doug Kanczuzewski <doug at customstudio.com>wrote:

>  What about the difference in the flaring bevel between aircraft and auto?
> As long as you stick to all automotive you would be OK, just being careful
> not to mix.****
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> *From:* reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Scott Derrick
> *Sent:* Monday, October 24, 2011 5:38 PM
> *To:* geoff.gerhardt at gmail.com; Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> *Subject:* Re: REFLECTOR: Braided oil hose assy****
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> I have no problem using Auto racing PTFE braided stainless hose assembly's.
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> I did a fairly extensive search one time and found the hose and fittings
> are practically identical in specification to aerospace hoses.
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> Don't forget the fire sleeve....
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> Scott
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> Subject: REFLECTOR: Braided oil hose assy
> From: Geoff Gerhardt <geoff.gerhardt at gmail.com> <geoff.gerhardt at gmail.com>
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org><reflector at tvbf.org>
> Date: 10/24/2011 04:47 PM
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> I need one of the hoses that goes from the engine to the oil cooler lines.
>  When I bought my engine from a guy who had it previously installed on a
> Velocity, it came with the Velocity engine install kit, but I didn't notice
> one of the oil hoses was missing.****
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> I got a quote from ACS for $153 for a 36"  Aeroquip hose with AN-8 fittings
> - yikes!  I see Summit Racing has a similar hose assy<http://www.summitracing.com/parts/FRA-380036/?rtype=10>,
> minus the fire sleeve for $38.  Even with 3' of Aeroquip firesleeve, its
> still about half the price of ACS.  Any reason I shouldn't go with the
> Summit Racing one?****
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