Frans,
Working up a non-standard (as in not the way Europa does it) means of plumbing
for petrol, oil, water and brake is not for the faint of heart.
After my trials and tribulations in making Aeroquip 666 work for the petrol, I
went with stock, by-the-Europa/Rotax-book plumbing for oil and water.
You are right, the myriad means of connecting hose to device can be
overwhelming.
Often the simple barbed connector is the most expedient if not the most elegant
solution.
The only change I made to the cooling system was to use silicone rubber hose in
place of the black stuff Europa supplied. I did that because the silicone is
for all intent and purpose permanent.
I could provide you with a list of parts that I used on my fuel system, but I
doubt
that yours is plumbed exactly like mine. You will probably have to work
out what you need for your system yourself.
You can find pre-made hose from many auto racing parts houses like Earl's (
http://www.anplumbing.com/ ) and XRP ( http://www.xrp.com/ ) and many other
places.
Custom hose will be made up for you by places like Aircraft Spruce and Wicks,
etc.
I would suggest that you do not actually remove any part of a functioning system
until you are absolutely certain that the pile of parts you think will work
will actually work.
Check six,
Bob Borger
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On Jun 20, 2010, at 5:39, Frans Veldman wrote:
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> On 06/20/2010 04:09 AM, Robert Borger wrote:
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>> Yes, Speedflow is the same brand I've been using recently.
>>
>> Right about the Aeroquip 666. It's not for mere mortals to assemble
>> those hose parts.
>
> Talking about hose & fittings, you seem to be the right guy to direct my
> question to. Others are invited to answer too, of course.
>
> For my oil system I have pretty much used the Europa supplied hoses,
> clamps and fittings. But I have always had some reservations to have
> rubber hoses attached with a worm clamp to the engine, for such a
> critical system.
> As my oil cooling system is now finalised and working to my full
> satisfaction, I would like to replace all the hoses, fittings and clamps
> by something better.
>
> I'm a newbie in hoses, fittings and clamps, and the available options
> dazzle me. Furthermore, I have no clue what the names of the fittings of
> the oil cooler are, the oil tank, etc. and I'm likely to order the wrong
> parts. I see confusing AN-x parts, metric sizes, thread dimensions, etc.
>
> So, three questions here:
> 1) What kind of system (brand) is the best I can use.
> 2) Has anyone who went the same route, a list with the proper names of
> the fittings and sizes of the various parts of the oil system?
> 3) Can I order somewhere the correct hoses with the correct fittings
> clamped on, ready to fit? (Yes, measuring the required length of the
> hoses I can manage. ;-) )
>
> Thanks,
> Frans
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