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I am putting an oil cooler on my bike. The adapter plate has 1/4-inch ID fittings. The cooler I have has 3/8-inch ID nipples. I can't find couplers locally to go from one size to the other and if I get 3/8-inch ID high pressure line it is impossible to squeeze it over the cooler nipples, which are 1/2-inch OD. I did stretch regular 3/8-inch fuel line over the cooler nipples. but the first time I started the bike that line ruptured, painting the front of the garage. It was a pretty spectacular failure. Looked like a nozzle.
SWMBO is really unhappy about the oil on the front of the garage. She told me to clean it off. I told her the next rain would clean it off. She said that would get oil all over the ground. I told her, hey, this is Texas, the ground is already full of oil. She said shut the F up and clean off the garage. She did not say it that nicely. I am currently in hiding.
But I digress. Will I cause a drop in oil pressure if I replace the fittings on the adapter plate with 3/8-inch ID fittings? Would any drop in pressure be hazardous to my motor? Sadly, I installed the adapter plate before I found out that fuel line would not handle 60-80 pounds of pressure. I am just happy I painted my garage instead of my tires at 75 MPH.
Opinions desired.
Patrick
SWMBO is really unhappy about the oil on the front of the garage. She told me to clean it off. I told her the next rain would clean it off. She said that would get oil all over the ground. I told her, hey, this is Texas, the ground is already full of oil. She said shut the F up and clean off the garage. She did not say it that nicely. I am currently in hiding.
But I digress. Will I cause a drop in oil pressure if I replace the fittings on the adapter plate with 3/8-inch ID fittings? Would any drop in pressure be hazardous to my motor? Sadly, I installed the adapter plate before I found out that fuel line would not handle 60-80 pounds of pressure. I am just happy I painted my garage instead of my tires at 75 MPH.
Opinions desired.
Patrick
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