Trans cooler line replacements

||Have a ?73 Ford F250 with 390 engine and AT. Just pulled the engine/trans ||and want to replace the AC cooler lines. Any ideas where lines can be ||purchased or does anyone know of a slick way to use stainless-over braided ||lines? I?d like to get rid of those old steel lines but they have done the ||trick for more than 30 years so I can?t really complain. I?ve thought about ||securing lines to the frame and then using flex SS clad lines from the trans ||to those "permanent" lines. || ||

Texas Parts Guy

Thanks. That was my original thought but the original lines make a serious right turn just as they exit the trans. Will give that a try though. Cheap enough, right?

engine/trans

You might be able to replace the exit fitting in the transmission with a

90-degree variant. Or make a larger-radius bend. Or a 270 loop.

I show a 60" 5/16 line as selling for about $4.50. Texas Parts Guy

so use a right-angle fitting

available at most auto parts stores and any place that carries an in-depth line of plumbing supplies

Now you're warming my heart!

While that sounds reasonable fluids don't necessarily like sharp turns. I remember replacing a copper water line that had virtually worn through a

3/4-inch elbow over a period of several years. Couldn't figure why the asphalt was taking a dip in that area and was always wet. Three feet down I found the problem...a hole right at the corner where water had eroded the copper fitting over a period of time. Whoever put it in could have simply put a 12-inch radius in the line and probably have avoided the problem. However, it looks like I'll be better off replacing the existing lines with the steel lines as suggested by another poster. Thanks guys. Appreciate the input.

thousands and thousands of C-4's in Mustangs say that a 90-degree fitting works just fine

I guess it all depends on the ID of the fitting....125" vs .375", etc.

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Um, I would have just said "oh", earnest.

Spdloader

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:51:53 +0000, Spdloader rearranged some electrons to form:

Then he would not be able to get the last word in.

lol

Spdloader

And that is important.....you know...if you get my drift...I'm sure you know what I mean....get what I mean?