Jamie Calder wrote:
> Good Questions! And, how can I get some if my local napa doesn't carry it?
> I'll pay someone to go shopping for me!
>
Garret wrote:
>
> This sounds like something I'd like to use on my truck. Is it a hard line
> or
> some type of flexible line? How do you bend it (tube bender, by hand,
> flexible and no need to really bend it)? Finally, what kind of ends does it
> have and how do you install the ends?
The Poly lines are a straight, "hard line" - when I mean hard line I
mean the same kind of straight, preflared w/fittings kind of lines you
could always get from auto parts stores. Instead of being normal steel
(and I'm going to do some more research on these at work, they just came
out not too long ago), they are of some type of material that resists
kinks and snapping. I'm sure if you sat and bent the thing back and
forth all day like a coat hanger, it would eventually snap due to heat
and flex... but you can put amazingly tight bends in it, by hand, with
no worry. You can bend it by hand or with a hand held bender. The ends
are standard 45 degree flares in your typical SAE 3/16, 1/4, 5/16, and
3/8 sizes, SAE threads. Don't think they are out yet in metric or
bubble flare styles. However you could easily cut and flare it with
bubble flares or metric fittings. It cuts and flares the same as steel
lines. I think it may be avalible in rolls too. If you guys are
intersted I'll fetch part numbers for ya tomarrow. I'm not sure of its
rust resistance, but I would imagine, that its better than steel lines.
As for avaliblity? Any NAPA store *should* be able to get it. They may
need to pull from a non-local warehouse, which may fetch you some
shipping charges. I'll check warehouse stock when I get a chance.
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