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transmission cooler hard line substitute #1000702 05/27/11 09:52 AM 05/27/11 09:52 AM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 42 Marshall, Texas royt440 OP member
royt440 OP member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 42 Marshall, Texas	What kinds of flexible lines can be used as substitutes for the hard lines from a 727 automatic to the radiator cooler? What size or kind of fittings will work? How much pressure could be present in these lines? Thanks Roy

Re: transmission cooler hard line substitute [Re: royt440] #1000703 05/27/11 10:00 AM 05/27/11 10:00 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,336 South-Central (Sebring), FL Commando1 master
Commando1 master Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,336 South-Central (Sebring), FL	You'll get a lot of answers that border on "ghetto repairs", but other than steel tubing, the ONLY route I would take for flexible lines is braided steel with AN fittings. My 2�...

Re: transmission cooler hard line substitute [Re: Commando1] #1000704 05/27/11 10:12 AM 05/27/11 10:12 AM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,706 Florida BDW master
BDW master Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,706 Florida	Go to the parts store and get some rubber transmission line hose and some hose clamps, has worked for me for the last 10yrs.

Re: transmission cooler hard line substitute [Re: Commando1] #1000705 05/27/11 10:47 AM 05/27/11 10:47 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,157 Mass DAYCLONA I Live Here
DAYCLONA I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,157 Mass	Quote: You'll get a lot of answers that border on "ghetto repairs", but other than steel tubing, the ONLY route I would take for flexible lines is braided steel with AN fittings. My 2�... ......I would second that statement, except to specify that the braided stainless hose are just that, ALL stainless construction, hose as well as sheath, no rubber hoses with braided SS sheath... If you have access to McMaster Carr, you could order your flexible ALL stainless hoses, made to size, and end specfications

Re: transmission cooler hard line substitute [Re: DAYCLONA] #1000706 05/27/11 11:43 AM 05/27/11 11:43 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,670 A Andrewh master
Andrewh master A Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,670	since price per foot of flexible steel lines is pretty up there. I would consider getting a good bender (around 70 bucks) and some steel line or aluminum from the parts store(10 bucks a line) and bend my own. I think you will find at the price per foot, you will still save money.

Re: transmission cooler hard line substitute [Re: Andrewh] #1000707 05/27/11 02:09 PM 05/27/11 02:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,110 Tucson, AZ Ramrod39 My New Title
Ramrod39 My New Title Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,110 Tucson, AZ	I bent my own using Cunifer tubing. It is a copper/nickel alloy tubing approved for brake line use by the DOT. It is MUCH easier to bend than standard steel brake or cooler lines. Here is a link to the vender. Read for yourself. http://cunifer.com/?page=home

Re: transmission cooler hard line substitute [Re: Ramrod39] #1000708 05/27/11 03:32 PM 05/27/11 03:32 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,424 Florida STAYcation dOc ! The village idiot's idiot
dOc ! The village idiot's idiot Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,424 Florida STAYcation	You'll get a lot of answers that border on "ghetto repairs", but other than steel tubing, the ONLY route I would take for flexible lines is braided steel with AN fittings. ... GHETTO ..... THEN on the other end of the scale .... braided steel with AN's ... MUST be nice if you have a boat-load of cash BURIED in the back yard ... I have used NUMEROUS times ... some 3/8 alum tubing with some high quality braided black rubber hose.

Re: transmission cooler hard line substitute [Re: dOc !] #1000709 05/27/11 03:48 PM 05/27/11 03:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,587 St. John's Newfoundland 440newport master
440newport master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,587 St. John's Newfoundland	I've used copper a bunch of times and never had a problem, though the on the last 2 cars I did use steel. It's just so much harder to bend, and I scratched the hell out of the oil pan trying to get em in there after I bent them up. Next time I going to try that cunifer stuff.

Re: transmission cooler hard line substitute [Re: 440newport] #1000710 05/27/11 04:32 PM 05/27/11 04:32 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 15,487 Florida S scratchnfotraction I Live Here
scratchnfotraction I Live Here S Joined: May 2003 Posts: 15,487 Florida	use some steel line stock with 5/16" comp fittings,bend up new lines and keep the rubber flex down to 4-6 inches if you use any use the flared ends and brass fittings at the tranz and rad tank,then piece together with the comp fittings for all steel lines cheap.strong,looks good

Re: transmission cooler hard line substitute [Re: dOc !] #1000711 05/27/11 05:46 PM 05/27/11 05:46 PM
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 616 TP Exit 7, NJ, USA DANA60 mopar
DANA60 mopar Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 616 TP Exit 7, NJ, USA	Quote: You'll get a lot of answers that border on "ghetto repairs", but other than steel tubing, the ONLY route I would take for flexible lines is braided steel with AN fittings. ... GHETTO ..... THEN on the other end of the scale .... braided steel with AN's ... MUST be nice if you have a boat-load of cash BURIED in the back yard ... I have used NUMEROUS times ... some 3/8 alum tubing with some high quality braided black rubber hose. Wanted to mine with braided, local race shop caries it all, it was $150.00 to do it that way, I think I'll bend mine too. Oh, by the way, it's 5/16 line.

Re: transmission cooler hard line substitute [Re: DANA60] #1000712 05/27/11 11:12 PM 05/27/11 11:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,912 APACHE JUNCTION AZ J Joesixpack I Live Here
Joesixpack I Live Here J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,912 APACHE JUNCTION AZ	Year One has pre bent stainless steel and mild steel trans cooler lines listed for most A,B,E bodies, 904 and 727 trans, big and small blocks, $59 to $89......however i tried to order some today and they said 1-4 weeks....wonder who else has them? fine lines? Mega parts?

Re: transmission cooler hard line substitute [Re: Joesixpack] #1000713 05/27/11 11:29 PM 05/27/11 11:29 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,157 Mass DAYCLONA I Live Here
DAYCLONA I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,157 Mass	Quote: Year One has pre bent stainless steel and mild steel trans cooler lines listed for most A,B,E bodies, 904 and 727 trans, big and small blocks, $59 to $89......however i tried to order some today and they said 1-4 weeks....wonder who else has them? fine lines? Mega parts? Order directly from FINE LINES,....most of the mopar 2 pc line kits are $45 for the 904/727 SmBlk/BBlk.....any of the aux cooler/HEMI kits run $115,.....Hard Stainless Tube is also avaliable for a few $$ more

Re: transmission cooler hard line substitute [Re: DAYCLONA] #1000714 05/28/11 12:24 AM 05/28/11 12:24 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,912 APACHE JUNCTION AZ J Joesixpack I Live Here
Joesixpack I Live Here J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,912 APACHE JUNCTION AZ	thanks just did order from fine lines,directly,$45 plus shipping.... http://www.finelinesinc.com/ Last edited by Joesixpack; 05/28/11 12:25 AM.

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