1/2" to 3/8" adapter for cooling lines?

[gto0209]

I am looking for something to adapt my 1/2" hull tubes to 3/8" line, I am using reinforced line and it will not stretch over the tubes. Is there something from mcmaster possibly?

 

[Marcgraham27]

Put a small piece of 3/8 tubing over the brass fitting then slide the 1/2 over top and clamp it

 

[gto0209]

I am trying to go from the 3/8 fitting on the pump to the 1/2" through hull line.

 

[Marcgraham27]

I just did the same thing, on the pump side brass fitting use a small bit of 3/8 tube then slide the 1/2 over top of it, I'll see if I can find a pic

 

[N3vrSat1sfied]

3/8 barb fitting with 1/2 thread will work as a reducer, or if you are using colored line, a heat gun and wd40 will get it done!

 

[IS0LD0UT]

Mcmaster makes a 1/2 barbed to 3/8 barbed.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#91355K33

 

[DirtKurt]

Or if you wanna get fancy http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CX9FXU8/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A36LM44G10YK82

 

[gto0209]

Mcmaster makes a 1/2 barbed to 3/8 barbed.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#91355K33

ordered these up, looks like the least hack option.

 

[jo5hi3]

or just heat the part of the hose that needs to stretch to 1/2 and slide it over...works great and its free...no extra fittings needed....

 

[ajmps1]

The ace by me has tons of brass barbed fittings in all sizes, including 3/8-1/2 and the other way around. Threaded to barbed and barbed to barbed.
Did you check the hardware store?

 

[NVJAY775]

Heat it and stretching works great. Or get a 3/8" street L fitting, then thread in a 3/8" x 1/2" barbed fitting into that. It will be tight to the pump and will adapt over nicely. That's what we did on a couple pumps now. And I'm sure they are made in one piece as well, because they come on the TPE motors. Just not sure where they come from LoL.

 

[gto0209]

or just heat the part of the hose that needs to stretch to 1/2 and slide it over...works great and its free...no extra fittings needed....

tried heating it with a heatgun but I am using the reinforced hose from mcmaster so it wasnt going to work?

 

[Vumad]

Mcmaster makes a 1/2 barbed to 3/8 barbed.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#91355K33

I was looking for a wye a while back and could never find one. The X2 uses a stock 1/2" bilge and 3/8" cooling. I was trying to switch them as the older model X2 used 3/8" for both.

If the 1/2" line could be used for cooling, a pump tapped for dual cooling with 2 3/8" lines could be ran through the same 1/2" through hull. a single 1/2" wye and reducers could be used but that's adding a bunch of crap to the pump area.

It's no longer an issue for me now that I've ran my own lines, but it would still be a good part for many X2 owners, I think.

 

[DirtKurt]

Mcmaster also sells a 1/2 to dual 3/8 wye fitting

 

[Yami-Rider]

Mcmaster makes a 1/2 barbed to 3/8 barbed.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#91355K33

This is what i did on the XFS i built.

 

[Vumad]

Mcmaster also sells a 1/2 to dual 3/8 wye fitting

I couldn't find it. Know the part number?

 

[DirtKurt]

Yes I do,
5463K732