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Old 12-28-2009, 12:57 PM   #1
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Trouble Finding Fittings

I never thought this would be a problem, but I can't find any tee fittings to run my pressure gauges!

I'm using 3/8" air line to the bags and planned on using 1/8" line for the gauges. The best I could find was at Suicide Doors. They have a 1/2" x 1/8" union tee.

My bags are all single port, so I can't use them to run the lines to.

What the hell am going to do!!!???
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Old 12-28-2009, 02:54 PM   #2
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Re: Trouble Finding Fittings

http://www.*****************/catalog/...-gauge-fitting

plug one port ... PTC 3/8" NPT to 3/8" tube on 2 ports ...

[img]http://www.*****************/files/imagecache/product_list/Brass_Tee_with_Straight_Fitting.jpg[/img]

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Old 12-28-2009, 04:07 PM   #3
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Re: Trouble Finding Fittings

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http://www.*****************/catalog/...-gauge-fitting

plug one port ... PTC 3/8" NPT to 3/8" tube on 2 ports ...

[img]http://www.*****************/files/imagecache/product_list/Brass_Tee_with_Straight_Fitting.jpg[/img]
How'd I miss that? It looks like they are pipe threads, so I would also have to get NPT-compression fittings.

I found a way to do this. I picked up some 3/8" x 3/8" x 1/4" compression tees. The 1/4" port is just a hair larger than 1/8" pipe thread. I re-threaded the 1/4" port and used 1/4" NPT-1/8" compression fittings, the kind used for oil pressure gauges. The new threads are perfect.

I would still like to know how others connect their gauges to their systems.
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Old 12-28-2009, 03:54 PM   #4
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Re: Trouble Finding Fittings

you can use what is posted above or you can drill and tap your T fittings and put in a 1/8" line fitting into the T
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Old 12-28-2009, 04:11 PM   #5
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Re: Trouble Finding Fittings

I have had great luck with www.hoseandfittings.com.
http://shop.hoseandfittings.com/catalog/Fitting.html
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Old 12-28-2009, 06:45 PM   #6
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Re: Trouble Finding Fittings

I usually drill and tap but your local Parker Hanefin dealer as all kinds of stuff. Look for parker under hydraulic supplies in the yellow pages.
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Old 12-28-2009, 07:16 PM   #7
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Parker stores are life savers. The one in Phx are track sponsors and are very helpful any car questions
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Old 12-28-2009, 08:14 PM   #8
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Re: Trouble Finding Fittings

As stated above, I just drill and tap where ever I need to.
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Old 12-28-2009, 08:49 PM   #9
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As stated above, I just drill and tap where ever I need to.
I already have my tees installed, but I wonder if I could have drilled and tapped for the fittings into the valve body of my manifold? That would be slick and a lot more organized.
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Old 12-29-2009, 01:42 AM   #10
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Re: Trouble Finding Fittings

I carry these... Easy street Tee
The picture doesn't show it but they come tapped with 1/8 thread for the gauge fitting. They run $9.80 each and you will need some 1/8 PTC elbow or straights
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