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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: foxracer1 on May 13, 2007, 01:23:13 pm

Title: AN fittings = what std/metric sizes
Post by: foxracer1 on May 13, 2007, 01:23:13 pm

Does any one know what size the AN's convert to?
an3=?
an4=?
an5=?
an6=?
an7=?
an8=?
an9=?
an10=?

Title: AN fittings = what std/metric sizes
Post by: QuickTD on May 13, 2007, 01:29:43 pm

AN (and closely related JIC) fittings were designed for connecting flared steel hydraulic tubing and the sizes correspond to the steel tube sizes in 16ths.  An 8 AN or JIC is 8/16ths or 1/2" OD tube, a 12 AN or JIC is 12/16ths or 3/4" OD tube.

Title: AN fittings = what std/metric sizes
Post by: foxracer1 on May 13, 2007, 03:38:32 pm

Awesome thanks for the info! Now it makes perfect sense.