pazmanyflyer
Well Known Member
Hi all.
I have a new -8 engine to cooler return hose that is 21.5" flare to flare from Tom at TS Flightline. My first attempt was a touch short. You can see here that I am stretching the hose straight and it's not bending at the fitting to my liking. It was way to tight with to much stress at the fitting.
Tom was great in helping me out with another hose (THANK YOU TOM). It fits and it is 1.5" longer than the previous hose with 45's on both ends and now routes behind/under the fuel pressure line.
I have clearance in all areas. 3/4" is the closest and that's between the fuel pressure and oil hoses. I understand I should not clamp this -8 hose to either the motor mount or the fuel pressure line to allow movement with no interference.
So my questions are 1) Can I leave it this as is for hose movement without support? 2) If not, then what is the allowable unsupported hose length and where to clamp it at?
I've looked all over the interwebs and VAF but no clear pictures or discription of this installation has shown themselves to me.
I have a new -8 engine to cooler return hose that is 21.5" flare to flare from Tom at TS Flightline. My first attempt was a touch short. You can see here that I am stretching the hose straight and it's not bending at the fitting to my liking. It was way to tight with to much stress at the fitting.
Tom was great in helping me out with another hose (THANK YOU TOM). It fits and it is 1.5" longer than the previous hose with 45's on both ends and now routes behind/under the fuel pressure line.
I have clearance in all areas. 3/4" is the closest and that's between the fuel pressure and oil hoses. I understand I should not clamp this -8 hose to either the motor mount or the fuel pressure line to allow movement with no interference.
So my questions are 1) Can I leave it this as is for hose movement without support? 2) If not, then what is the allowable unsupported hose length and where to clamp it at?
I've looked all over the interwebs and VAF but no clear pictures or discription of this installation has shown themselves to me.