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1/2 hard line to -6 AN Braided Hose

Posted By: GTX MATT

1/2 hard line to -6 AN Braided Hose - 07/17/17 05:57 AM

I'm planning to install a 1/2 inch line in my car when I install an electric pump. I've got -6 hose from my mechanical pump right now, just bought the hose and fuel filter last year. I don't really want to drop another $200 bucks for more stainless hose, fittings, and fuel filter.

Is there an easy way to adapt the 1/2 inch line to accept a -6 hose? I don't really need the 1/2 inch line but I don't want to go through the trouble of running a new line and use 3/8.
Posted By: Cab_Burge

Re: 1/2 hard line to -6 AN Braided Hose - 07/17/17 06:26 AM

I would buy the female hydraulic steel fitting (nut and sleeve) to put on the 1/2 line, if it is steel, aluminum fittings if it is aluminum, and a #6 to #8 male union and hook the two lines together up scope
I've done that with larger AN lines with no issues wrench
Posted By: sr4440

Re: 1/2 hard line to -6 AN Braided Hose - 07/17/17 02:43 PM

one of these

http://www.jegs.com/i/Earls/361/165108/10002/-1

and one of these


http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performance-Products/555/110212/10002/-1

Joe
Posted By: RapidRobert

Re: 1/2 hard line to -6 AN Braided Hose - 07/17/17 06:07 PM

you might checkout speedway motors online catalogue/pics.
Posted By: Cab_Burge

Re: 1/2 hard line to -6 AN Braided Hose - 07/17/17 11:28 PM

Is the half inch line metal or hose?
If metal is it aluminum, steel or stainless steel?
I use soft aluminum lines a lot on both my street and strip only cars and I use the AN fittings on them, I did use steel on my current street project car and it was a lot harder to work with bending, forming and making it fit the car like the original line did whiney Aluminum would have been a lot easier and quicker shruggy
Posted By: GTX MATT

Re: 1/2 hard line to -6 AN Braided Hose - 07/17/17 11:51 PM

I haven't bought it yet cab but was thinking aluminum
Posted By: astjp2

Re: 1/2 hard line to -6 AN Braided Hose - 07/18/17 03:05 AM

Don't mess around with more connections to cause leaks, I use the correct fittings and AN flaring tool! The D suffix means aluminum. Just delete the D for steel. Parker sells steel one under the JIC standard.
AN815-8D
AN818-8D
AN819-8D
and a rotoflare!

after reading your post, the half inch hard line would be severely restricted with -6 hose, you would want -8

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