Oil filter lines review

[Kendall]

I have the military junior oil filter on one of my M38s. I needed to replace the flexible oil lines so I confirmed with one of the suppliers if he had those. Yes he did so I ordered a set. When I went to install them the nuts are metric. WTF! When I am working on my jeep I have a SAE set of wrenches. I don't want to go the garage to get my set of metric wrenches for these lines.
I then ordered a set from Quarter Ton and Military (QTM). They just arrived today. All of the nuts are standard.
So one set had 11mm nuts instead of 7/16" and 13mm instead of 1/2". Sure the one set would work, and easy to get to while my engine is on the engine stand, but if I ever needed to replace these lines while the engine was in the jeep and I was fiddling around cussing because my 7/16" wrench would not work I would be pissed.
Also the shorter metric line is about 3 inches (or 76.2mm) shorter than the one I got from QTM. Also the lines from QTM are stamped "Made in USA." Will have to wait to see what the long term wear is, but right now I am very happy with the set I bought from QTM.
Kendall
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1951 M38
1952 M38
1952 M38A1
1942 Dodge WC-55
1951 M100 trailer
1942 Ben Hur trailer

[RonD2]

x2 for QTM. Always good stuff.
That's where I got mine as well.

Did you send the metric lines back for a refund with some "feedback" or did you just "grin and bear it"?

I always wonder how many purchases some vendors sell get returned, or never get returned --- and they keep selling it anyway.

Guess we'll never know. It must be a state secret?

You named QTM on the good side.
Why not call out the vendor selling the metric stuff so we can all benefit from the post?

And maybe they'll see it and wake up?
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Ron D.
1951 M38 Unknown Serial Number
1951 M100 Dunbar Kapple 01169903 dod 5-51

“The only good sports car that America ever made was the Jeep."
--- Enzo Ferrari

[wesk]

Another choice for other folks contemplating new oil filter hoses is to remove the two current hoses and take them to a local hose building shop and have new ones made.
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Wes K
45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100

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