oil lines

Lawrie

Lawrie

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Any one know where to get the 3/8 steel tees that some folks use in the lifter galery to route the oil lines to the mains
I just spent hours on the new to no avail
Lawrie
 
Jim, I wanted to use steel ones,not copper.I ,m worried about vibration work hardening the copper.
Katy, I want weld in ones not the hydraulic type,
Brent, I will look at an aviation supply co.
Thanks Lawrie
 
Lawrie, long copper lines will crack from vibration but not short, rigid ones or long ones if supported to eliminate movement. I don't think you would have any trouble at all with tees. Many older cars had a small, long copper line to the oil pressure gauge but I never saw one break, doesn't mean they never did, I just never saw a broken one.
 
Jim, I will look at the copper ones,
But I have an engine in my shop that has a nice pressure feed setup to the mains and it has the steel tees,I cant ask the owner as he didnt build the engine.
Lawrie
 
Swagelok makes all kinds of SS fittings. There should be a local distributor near you.



https://www.swagelok.com/en/catalog/Fittings?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6JqBlozV3gIVhZ-zCh3FaAv_EAMYASAAEgJv2fD_BwE
 
Swagloc are the screw together type,I need the socket weld fittings,
there will be no room for a screw together fitting.
thanks Lawrie
 
Lawrie, If your steel lines will fit snugly into copper tees, you should be able to sweat them together, copper and steel are both compatible with solder.
 
Jim
I have had a closer look at the tees in the engine,it looks like they are home made,
I have done up a dummy oil line in steel tube and will make my own tees from steel and silver solder them to the 3/8tube.
Will post some pics when done.
thanks Lawrie
 
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