Bob,
I may be wrong, but what I remember (preciously little....) from Engineering school:
Line-size should not matter on the pressure - less loss if anything.
Up-side: Bigger lines mean, less flow-speed, more volume - added heat buffer, less friction, less loss in the turns.
Down-side: Bigger lines cost more, are heavier, so is the add. oil in the lines
After all, ...if I am not wrong somewhere, I would go with the biggest practical line possible.
If a 10 fits, a 10 it would be!
2cents
TJ
PS: Marv, this is a reply to ONE message in a row of many. All I show is Bob's 3 lines below.
I hope nothing else "comes along"! - I am very aware of message size and try to snip where I can...
Jesus, you started to sound like a certain strict headmaster on a different letter :)) !
On 5/3/07, BMears9413@aol.com <BMears9413@aol.com> wrote:
We started with #6 lines to keep pressure up. but discovered that volume suffered beyond spec so we switched to # 8. I have 15' of total line and coolers. I know it doesn't sound like the best setup...but I thought it would not be a problem. What are you thinking?
Bob Mears
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