Use a flair tool like this gentleman did. I had a hell of a time with the cheap harbor freight tool. It kept smashing the flair so bad it was off center after many attempts. I was using this same soft line and was very gentle with it. It might work well on steel. I ended up buying pre bent lines although I hated to. Nice to see there is a tool to handle the soft, easy to work with tubing. Thanks!
My hat's off to you. I tried to make a simple fuel line. I gave up and used hose. I'm glad I live in the southern US where there isn't salt on the road. Old cars here deteriorate from the heat and UV of the sun - on top. The chassis are all fine. (sometimes well oiled, LOL) The brake lines on my 22 year old car look brand new.
Well done Gordon ! The copper/nickel is much nicer to work with steel as well. Its a little more money but well worth it. I hope your video gives others the confidence to take On a brake line job.
I am now keeping at least 1 roll of 1/4" and 3/16" on hand after I had a customer's brake line blow out in my driveway and I had to fix it with steel lines from the parts store and the only flaring tool I had was the little clamp-on deal from Harbor Freight which is still good to have for under the car on the end of a line I am splicing on to. I still drive and fix old vehicles so it's good to have the brake line tools ready.
Good job. The only tim3e I ever did this is on an old pickup I had...short line....maybe 4' or something. SO I bent it by hand, and it had flared ends already. It worked great.
Right on time I'm about to run a new line to the rear brakes of 94 sierra 2500 the bleeders are probably seized I like your gravity method need some or those nifty tools, Ill look them up the stopper clamps and hydraulic hose clamp for other work thanks.
This is not brake related On my 94 GMC sierra 5-7 TBI 2500 It starts perfect and the spray injectors run perfect for ten minutes then start spraying little and bogs down to a stop. I changed the relay on the firewall and the I.A.C. could it be the E.G.R. relay ?
You can get 3/8" line in this alloy too. www.amazon.com/Roll-Copper-Nickel-Fuel-Transmission/dp/B015YGREXU/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3V6HJBTRKBENU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.88fwWQ3mtEJcZSP5lYVjfhrI2u2DYSoPuKILtydWW31UovTTmd1Igm7p8xWnzIDgttGGbDMieWMYfu8zY6er7BBwnT4dDfDC5QHlsyOV3tAqfmUjJ2KZrQNvvz99OsGyi-jQOH0IkLsi6Z_Nj7TTIW2m6-QfVrm_lQccVTWA4_X6okehjD0gSkWJIDQ66Uso0su0T7iHaFFHnVaHhAjUR-rrtB2CmJL2WIR9pJIw7d8._xL7Oo58-KFjF2AvyLAdPbbT_BqiLeGcTLJhrrFEeks&dib_tag=se&keywords=3%2F8+inch+copper+nickel+alloy+fuel+line&qid=1723083481&sprefix=3%2F8+inch+copper+ni%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-1
Use a flair tool like this gentleman did. I had a hell of a time with the cheap harbor freight tool. It kept smashing the flair so bad it was off center after many attempts. I was using this same soft line and was very gentle with it. It might work well on steel. I ended up buying pre bent lines although I hated to. Nice to see there is a tool to handle the soft, easy to work with tubing. Thanks!
My hat's off to you. I tried to make a simple fuel line. I gave up and used hose.
I'm glad I live in the southern US where there isn't salt on the road. Old cars here deteriorate from the heat and UV of the sun - on top. The chassis are all fine. (sometimes well oiled, LOL) The brake lines on my 22 year old car look brand new.
I would like to be in a warmer area, I really dislike the winters here.
Well done Gordon ! The copper/nickel is much nicer to work with steel as well. Its a little more money but well worth it. I hope your video gives others the confidence to take On a brake line job.
I am now keeping at least 1 roll of 1/4" and 3/16" on hand after I had a customer's brake line blow out in my driveway and I had to fix it with steel lines from the parts store and the only flaring tool I had was the little clamp-on deal from Harbor Freight which is still good to have for under the car on the end of a line I am splicing on to. I still drive and fix old vehicles so it's good to have the brake line tools ready.
Good job. The only tim3e I ever did this is on an old pickup I had...short line....maybe 4' or something. SO I bent it by hand, and it had flared ends already. It worked great.
I did it that way for years and got tired of paying that much for pre-made steel lines that will rust again and are never the right length.
That line looked factory. Nice job!
Thank you sir.
Right on time I'm about to run a new line to the rear brakes of 94 sierra 2500 the bleeders are probably seized I like your gravity method need some or those nifty tools, Ill look them up the stopper clamps and hydraulic hose clamp for other work thanks.
Nice job gordan
Thank you sir.
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This is not brake related On my 94 GMC sierra 5-7 TBI 2500 It starts perfect and the spray injectors run perfect for ten minutes then start spraying little and bogs down to a stop. I changed the relay on the firewall and the I.A.C. could it be the E.G.R. relay ?
I have to replace fuel lines on my pickup, really looking forward to that.
You can get 3/8" line in this alloy too. www.amazon.com/Roll-Copper-Nickel-Fuel-Transmission/dp/B015YGREXU/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3V6HJBTRKBENU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.88fwWQ3mtEJcZSP5lYVjfhrI2u2DYSoPuKILtydWW31UovTTmd1Igm7p8xWnzIDgttGGbDMieWMYfu8zY6er7BBwnT4dDfDC5QHlsyOV3tAqfmUjJ2KZrQNvvz99OsGyi-jQOH0IkLsi6Z_Nj7TTIW2m6-QfVrm_lQccVTWA4_X6okehjD0gSkWJIDQ66Uso0su0T7iHaFFHnVaHhAjUR-rrtB2CmJL2WIR9pJIw7d8._xL7Oo58-KFjF2AvyLAdPbbT_BqiLeGcTLJhrrFEeks&dib_tag=se&keywords=3%2F8+inch+copper+nickel+alloy+fuel+line&qid=1723083481&sprefix=3%2F8+inch+copper+ni%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-1
@@57bagre Yes, its' pretty popular around here with the millions of tons of salt brine they use!