Hello Fellow Bolters, Does anyone know where I can get a new pair of oil filter lines for my 62 261 with the fat oil filter lines? Or, do I just need to take the old ones into Napa and have new ones fabricated? Thanks Much! Bobby God Bless!
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Nope- - - - -those are the small diameter lines for the bypass filter. Any hydraulic shop, and most professional-level parts stores like NAPA can duplicate the 1/2" diameter flex lines. I like "single braid" hydraulic lines- - - -they're rated for 3K PSI, which might be overkill, but they will last about 3 days past forever. I'd suggest using a 6" hard pipe nipple threaded into the block ports to space the flex lines away from the exhaust pipe. Jerry
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Otto, Just a note that those have been out of stock at Jim Carters for a while now (and they are the small diameter hoses meant for the 235, not the 261 as mentioned by HRL).
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I used JIC AN fittings and 1/2 braided line. Don't cheap out on the AN fittings. The cheap one leak. As long as you have a hacksaw and some electrical tape you can make up your own.
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An abrasive chop saw or an angle grinder with a thin cutoff disc works much better than a hacksaw for making a clean cut on that wire-braided hose. Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
Otto, Just a note that those have been out of stock at Jim Carters for a while now (and they are the small diameter hoses meant for the 235, not the 261 as mentioned by HRL).
Thanks, Dan.
LTC, having them made locally is probably the best option. I once had a similar hose with crimped on threaded fittings on each end made for my Cadillac. I took it to a hydraulic shop that worked on tractor trailers and heavy equipment.
The guys were tickled pink to "custom make" a 12" hose for a 65 year old Cadillac (I drove to the place in it). They made the hose in a few minutes and didn't want to charge me for it. It was their pleasure, they said, to help keep a car like that on the road.
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1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
Hello Fellow Bolters, Does anyone know where I can get a new pair of oil filter lines for my 62 261 with the fat oil filter lines? Or, do I just need to take the old ones into Napa and have new ones fabricated? Thanks Much! Bobby God Bless!
That's what I did.
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