Fred, Any sort of fitting adds weight and leakage
possibility. Going straight through the firewall with the
hoses immobilised on both sides, with the passage sealed
by silicone adds nil weight ,no leakage possibility and
works in the sense that having already replaced hoses
twice on a five year life basis, the pipes showed no sign
of chafing wear. Why complicate things?
Regards, David.
Fred Klein <fklein@orcasonline.com> wrote:
>
> On Mar 21, 2014, at 6:32 AM, William Daniell
><wdaniell.longport@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I guess I was hoping for a straight connection without
>>the fittings...but that looks really neat.
>
> Willbear in mind that mine is for a non-Rotax engine
>installationthe 90 degree fittings worked best.
>
> Note that the fittings are aluminum AeroquipIve
>received a comment from one lister cautioning me against
>using aluminum fittings FWF on all fuel and oil lines,
>recommending brass (at the least) and preferably steel.
>
> Such a practice was news to meadditional comments
>welcome and invited.
>
>Fred
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