I just finished reinstalling my ARB CKMTA12 compressor under my hood, and got down to doing a leak down test and found that all of my cheap harbor freight air hose to the back of my Jeep where my air tank is had dry rotted. I had run my air hose along the brake and fuel lines on the left frame rail.
So I did some reading - I have three options for replacing my harbor freight hose.
1) use DOT semi air line with push lock type fittings. The catch is that its temperature sensative.
2) use braided stainless with a Teflon barrier. I already have 3 feet of this leading from the compressor as a way to disapate heat, and I really like it but its expensive.
3) use flexible copper. Cheap. Few downsides.
Here is the under hood situation:
The airline leaving the compressor is connected using a bsp to an -4 adapter, and then after the stainless I have an an -4 to 1/4 mip fitting to convert to standard air line.
I dont really know how to move forward on this one. Knowing what I have, how would YOU proceed if it was your Jeep?
So I did some reading - I have three options for replacing my harbor freight hose.
1) use DOT semi air line with push lock type fittings. The catch is that its temperature sensative.
2) use braided stainless with a Teflon barrier. I already have 3 feet of this leading from the compressor as a way to disapate heat, and I really like it but its expensive.
3) use flexible copper. Cheap. Few downsides.
Here is the under hood situation:
The airline leaving the compressor is connected using a bsp to an -4 adapter, and then after the stainless I have an an -4 to 1/4 mip fitting to convert to standard air line.
I dont really know how to move forward on this one. Knowing what I have, how would YOU proceed if it was your Jeep?