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Every time you look over a race engine you will notice most of the hoses are covered with a stainless braid. This stainless wrap protects the hoses from punctures or cuts. Very important in racing. Constant rubbing against body parts or even other hoses, tends to damage an unprotected one. Not only does this wrap work, it really looks cool.
There are two ways of fabricating these hose assemblies. One uses a swaged-on collar to fasten the hose to the fitting, while the other uses reusable AN fittings. The majority of these assemblies that you see on Hot Rod, boats etc. are made up with reusable AN fittings.

Until now, fabricating these hose assemblies has been a "pain in the end of your fingers". That's putting it lightly. Once you get the hose cut to size, it needs to be installed into the socket part of the fitting. This can become outright bloody. You see, during the cutting process, some of the braid wants to go off in another direction. This gives you the dreaded "fuzzy" end. You might as well get the Band-Aids out now. Well, you can keep the Band-Aids in the cabinet. A Lake Havasu AZ based company called KOUL tools LLC has come with an assembly kit that virtually makes the task a snap. The Koul tool funnels the fuzzy ends of the braided hose into the fitting in less than 10 seconds. Remember, this used to take several minutes or even a re-cut and start over. Making up a hose assembly can now be done in your garage, and you don't have to be a "hose pro."

Contact Koul Tools LLC
(928) 854-6706

sales@koultools.com
www.frontlinegraphics.com/koultools/index.html

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