On 13 Dec 2011 05:39:29 GMT, "DoN. Nichols"
wrote:

On 2011-12-12, dpb wrote:
On 12/12/2011 7:36 AM, stryped wrote:
I replaced a section of rusted brake line under my truck when I had
the gas tank out. Two things I noticed, One, I had to make a very
sharp bend in the tubing with a tubing bender. It may be slightly
kinked. I was able to blow through it without any difficulty though.
Two, I used a compression fitting where the replacement line met the
old line.
...

Bad idea imo; you really should either get a flaring kit and do it
yourself or buy preformed line. I wouldn't trust compression fittings
for the long haul in brake line application.

Well ... there are compression fittings and *real* compression
fittings. If they were the stainless steel SwageLoc ones (and properly
installed), I would trust them with anything. :-)

True, but how many "normal" auto parts stores do you know of that
stock a useful assortment of SwageLoc fittings? Versus a regular
brass ferrule compression fitting at less than half the price...

Yes, there may be a few with an enlightened owner that has been
personally burned like that and stocks them, but the exception proves
the rule.

And you'd need the proper tooling to install them too, which would be
a non-starter to the shade-tree shyster trying to patch the car back
together fast and sell it while the patch holds.

-- Bruce --