Hit A Road Block With Fittings ?

BxB301 · Mar 6, 2023

Things were going great on my project until it came time to install some 90's on my valve block.
-Can't screw in more than 1.
How the HE Double Hockey-Sticks am I going to make this work?

Valve block ports are #8 SAE, and those are 8 SAE to 8 JIC 90's
Also have long ones for the top - which also cant screw in without hitting the one next to it.

MtnViewRanch · Mar 6, 2023

Use these at the valve port.

Use std 90s on the hose for the short side.

Use long 90s for the long side requirements.

ptsg · Mar 6, 2023

You may need to ditch those and get some straight SAE #8 to JIC, then have the 90 fitting crimped directly on the hose but I don't think that's common to use over there. Instead you may need to use a male JIC to female JIC 90 fitting.

EDIT: What Brian said!

BxB301 · Mar 6, 2023

$22 & $37 each! Yikes.
At least I can get away with the cheap fittings every other hole- I think the local hose guys said he doesn't have any of those. Ill go check before ordering them for him.
thanks for the reply!

kennyd · Mar 6, 2023

MtnViewRanch said:
Use these at the valve port.

Use std 90s on the hose for the short side.

Use long 90s for the long side requirements.

^^^^
THIS.

If you don't want to use crimped 90's (I try not to because of "clocking" issues and hose memory), you can use 90* JIC fittings and then straight JIC fittings on your hoses.

6500 ADAPTERS - MALE X FEMALE 90 DEGREE ELBOW | Trausch Dynamics

37° Male JIC x 37° JIC Female Swivel 90° Elbow Plated steel for corrosion resistance SAE #070221 Aeroquip 2071 Parker 3903 Parker C6X Weatherhead C5506 JIC Thread Identification Guide

www.hydraulicstore.com

Or 45's:

6502 ADAPTERS - MALE X FEMALE 45 DEGREE ELBOW | Trausch Dynamics

37° Male JIC x 37° JIC Female Swivel 45° Elbow Plated steel for corrosion resistance SAE #070321 Aeroquip 2270 Parker 3703 Parker V6X Weatherhead C5356 JIC Thread Identification Guide

www.hydraulicstore.com

kennyd · Mar 6, 2023

BxB301 said:
$22 & $37 each! Yikes

What he posted was hose ends that get crimped onto hoses, not adapter fittings.

BukitCase · Mar 7, 2023

In my experience a short and long 90 will NOT work; To get clearance I had to go to a short and a "long long" (from Discount Hydraulics, anyway) - see attached pic ... Steve

scootr · Mar 7, 2023

You might have already crossed this bridge but i was thinking you could thread in the 2 outer ones and get a male to female coupler for the center one so it stands off high enough to clear the others.

LD1 · Mar 7, 2023

Use a straight ORB adapter on the ones where the 90's wont work. Then use the 90 JIC fittings that kenny posted in the first link.

I avoid the 90's on the hose itself not only because of memory, but cost. Those 90 hose fittings are more expensive and arent as readily available in a pinch.