I will just offer a couple of examples of what CAN happen since others have supplied good advice about proper materials and fittings to use. ; 1. Several years ago I bought a 401 Wagoneer that the lines had been spliced on. A line separated when I was in the middle of heavy mid city traffic and spewed fluid everywhere on the street and under the Jeep where it smoked to the extent that a five point intersection was blocked and my Wagon would not move. It happened before I knew anything was wrong and the police were not friendly. I was lucky that an accident or fire did not occur. 2. When I was a teenager one of my girlfriends drove to my house in her parents' late model car without permission. Just as she turned into my driveway, the car burst into flames from a transmission line leak. I put the fire out before the car was destroyed but there was damage and hell for a kid to pay. Your AMC friend, Gary Walker Owner of some old AMC cars and stuff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Blake" <rogblake@xxxxxxxxx> To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 4:53 PM Subject: Transmission cooler line replacement > I'm working on an '86 Eagle that has seriously rotted and leaking > transmission cooler lines. (This car has seen severe winter service, > the fuel and brake lines were replaced previously. Though remarkably > there is little rust on the chassis or body.) > > It looks like it is going to be a bear to replace those lines. I > had to remove the transfer case skid plate and the front driveshaft to > get at the fittings on the transmission, and the lines still have to be > cut for removal. It looks like there is almost nothing left on them that > is usable. > > How feasible is it to replace the metal tubing in whole or in part with > rubber hose? A friend of mine suggested just hooking up fuel line to > the appropriate fittings, using hose clamps. Not sure I like the sound > of that -- how much pressure are we talking about here? Should I have > special hoses made up? Or maybe the fuel line trick will work if short > lengths are used to connect sections of metal tubing? > > I know I've seen cars with at least some section of the tranny cooler > lines in rubber, but never really paid attention to as to hose and > fitting type. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! > > -- > Roger Blake > > rogblake@xxxxxxxxx > >