C4 hard lines issue

[bosshoff]

Ok, because everything is harder than it needs to be. I start at the beginning. My rig runs a little hotter than I would prefer., around 210 F. I have 180° thermostat and the stock radiator. I have a fiberglass fan shroud that cracked and it wasn’t in great shape. I decided to purchase the wild horses full ring aluminum shroud. It should be relatively easy to put in correct? Absolutely not. I ended up having to pull the fan blade. Pull the fan pulley down to the water pump. (I changed the thermostat while I was in there.) I had to pull the radiator. The hard lines from the C4 transmission into the trans cooler or just locked solid. If I was to spin them out, I was just going to kink them. Knowing that I cut them. (I later installed a hose to temporarily run one back into the other. I figured I’ll just replace them. Unbeknownst to me, nobody seems to sell them except possibly WildHorses. OK great I’ll just buy it from WH, but wait there’s more! They do not ship these lines.? They only offer them for store pick up. F my life. So now what aside from going to a trans shop and having them bend custom lines or me trying to figure out some sort of way to mate new fittings to the old lines, what are my options?

 

[Bung72]

Maybe? No flaring necessary.

 

[Master Chief]

Found these on a quick search.

https://www.inlinetube.com/products/sfbt7301

 

[Glass Pony]

https://shop.broncograveyard.com/C-4-Cooling-Lines-Steel-Pair/productinfo/11150/

 

[Bruners4]

I installed new Inline Tube SS brake and transmission lines in my '96 Bronco. They fit and work great.

 

[bosshoff]

Thanks everyone for posting on my rant. I did not find the tubes on JBG’s site when I searched.? I did find the inline tube offering, glad to know someone has used them. I think I am going to try some 90 degree AN fittings and see if I can go that route, vs. replacing everything. I’ll update.