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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Well I finally got the couple little oil leaks worked out and the engine clean when one of the cooler lines started gushing, well… a drop a second and you wont<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Get far that way. I AiNt got confidence in those AN fittings anymore, didn’t like them when I put the hoses together and now…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There appear to be 3 kinds for the braided stainless hoses:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The one with the barbs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The one with the straight nipple<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The one with the tapered nipple<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All 3 have the collar that the hose goes in and screws over the nipple end.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The one that failed was the tapered nipple, it was fine till it let go, was still tight but the oil was dripping out where the hose entered it. I took it apart and didn’t find any cracks in <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The rubber hose, but some of the rubber had thread grooves in them. The Utube videos all say to insert the hose in the collar till it bottoms then screw the whole thing on the nipple, and that’s what I had done when I built these… and there was no evidence that the hose had backed out anyway.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>Frustrating, and a real worry for me cause if this had not been the worst Memorial day weekend weather in Albany (3 days of rain and at least 2 with record low maximums) I would have driven up to the camp yesterday and run all the oil out before I even knew I had a problem, and here I am trying to keep my eyes OFF the gauges…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So I built up a new line with new hose, one end was the tapered nipple and the other straight, not sure why they supplied 2 different kinds when I bought the Setrab cooler but that’s what I got.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>At least I had plenty of time to fix it this weekend stuck inside, but the bad weather may have saved a real disaster and another thing all the bad weather will give us is the chance<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To really remember why we celebrate memorial day, and have all the freedoms to drive our VW’s anywhere we want, a hail to all those who have served and paid the ultimate price<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To give us those freedoms. Sometimes this is forgotten when the sun’s out and your on the beach with a beer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you to all our veterans and those who are serving!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So, Anyone else have or heard of failures with the AN fittings??<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Keith<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'>Topnotch Restorations</span><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'><a href="mailto:topnotch@nycap.rr.com"><span style='color:blue'>topnotch@nycap.rr.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'><a href="http://www.topnotchresto.com"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.topnotchresto.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'>71 Squareback “Hothe”<br>65 Notchback “El Baja Rojo”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'>93 RX7 “Redstur”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'>13 Subaru Outback "Blendin"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>