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Summit AN fitting problems

Polish

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OK so I just bought a bunch of these for my oil cooler and fuel system. I made my oil lines tonight for the oil cooler. I install them both and one isn't to my liking. I have lots of -8 left so I cut a new one which I like much better. As I start to take apart the fittings on the previous line they basically self destroy. All the inner threads stripped. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif Theres like 20$ down the drain. I thought AN fittings were reusable? I am guessing most are but this is the price I pay for buying the "cheap" ones. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

I am going to stop at the local race shop on the way home tomorrow and get replacements. The thing is I have to assemble a few fuel lines and I am assuming I have to get them all right on the first try or else the fittings are ruined. I mean they went together fine, the last few turns were fairly hard but I kind of expected that. I tightened them until there was a small gap as suggested by many posts I have read. Thoughts?




Edit- Just looked on the Summit site. Re-read the fine print. The Aeroquip brand 20$ 90 degree fitting says "Reusable", the 13$ Summit brand 90 degree fitting, does NOT. I just assumed they would all be the same. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif Oh well, I ASSumed wrong as usual.
 
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4g63t

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Thanks for the heads up, now I know when I go to buy mine! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 

Polish

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No problem, I prefer learning from others mistakes too. To bad I always end up learning from mine.

However I will say my Air Powered angle grinder cut the AN line easily and the ends were clean. They went in the fittings with very little effort. I tried a hacksaw and first and it promptly got put away. That would have taken years. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif
 

I have summit lines on my car, NEVER again, they are junk, the anodizing rubbed off. Ill be redoing that when I complete my fuel system.
 

I wouldnt quite say their structural integrity is less then acceptable but the visual aspects are sh*t. I have posted it several times that the summits fittings are junk..
 
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