fuel rail "T"

[GNocide]

anyone make or sell one that isn't copper/brass?
like a more durable metal billet/ steel?


if you hook up to them enough or have a 4 inch intake that you dont remove every time you verify fuel pressure
they break and leak and are fire hazards.

just wondering.

 

[Slow91z]

What's wrong with brass? Mines about 10 years old, been on and off countless times, on 2 cars with no issue whatsoever.

 

[GNocide]

as stated above the whole thing isn't brass..
the copper part is soft- too soft
and can & will bend under small pressures like taking a f/p gauge off and on during testing
(unless you wanna take off the 4 in intake pipe and air cleaner every single time which is silly)

 

[DavzGN]

Look for a steel JIS tee. JIS is a hydraulic fitting that is the same as the brass tee. I don't remember where I got mine but it was an online hydraulic site and was cheaper than the brass one. I'll try to remember to look up where I got mine.

David

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[Phoneguy]

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[GNocide]

Look for a steel JIS tee. JIS is a hydraulic fitting that is the same as the brass tee. I don't remember where I got mine but it was an online hydraulic site and was cheaper than the brass one. I'll try to remember to look up where I got mine.

David

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that would be great if you can find it.
also will it have the schrader valve in one of the male ends?

 

[GNocide]

for now soldered it in the slightly bent position figuring it would help facilitate the on and off of future fuel pressure checks.

finding the jis t is not quite as easy as i thought it would be

 

[earlbrown]

no kidding. I spent over a week looking for a tee that had a -4 on one end and female 1/8"NPTs on the others.... There's buttloads of different fittings but I just can't seem to find that one at all.

 

[DavzGN]

that would be great if you can find it.
also will it have the schrader valve in one of the male ends?

Well I had the wrong name. It is actually a JIC run tee. I actually found the receipt from when I ordered mine. The part number is 864-4-4 and is currently $4.30 It isn't threaded for a schrader valve but it is steel so it might be possible to tap it. The link is http://fittingsandadapters.com/jicrunteeswi.html

David

 

[GNocide]

thanks Dave - now to see if i can perform the schrader valve trick.(not very good at tricks though)
links below for anyone else interested:
http://www.discounthydraulichose.com/product_p/6602.htm
http://hydraulicfittingsonline.stores.yahoo.net/jicrunteeswi.html
http://questfasteners.com/images/fittings/catalog/091.pdf