ptc fittings

i getting ready to order my fittings and wondered if any of you guys have had any problems with them leaking

If you buy the DOT brass ones they are great....the other ones...well I used them and now I use compressions for everything...and will never go back to PTC's they are finicky when it comes to the way the tubing is cut...they are re useable but often with limited success....buy the DOT brass ones or buy compressions.

i was going to get the ones from suicide doors, where do you get the compressions at?

i got my compression fittings from my local hardware store.

PTC Fittings are not worth it man! They work great the first time, but after that they will leak like a civ! I would save up the extra cash and get some good quality compression fittings!

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I have used the hardware store ones on roadside repairs but that is it...they make DOT compressions for Nylon airbrake line(which is what most people run) that are only slightly more expensive than the hardware store ones...but waaayyy better....

Like Aaron said, if you do decide to run PTC, which is very convenient by the way, buy the PARKER brass DOT fittings. I run those and they are great. Haven't had a single fitting slip, crack, or leak and it has been 2.5 yrs of daily driving as of late. The only leaks I have ever had were from the GC valves I had.

Suicide doors carry the black plastic PTC fittings. DO NOT get those. They'll just be a headache. The brass fittings they do sell are the "thin" type. They are similar to the Nickel plated PTC fittings you can get, but brass. You will really be able to tell a Parker DOT PTC compared to those thin types. The push in sleeve on the Parkers are an 1/8th of an inch thick. Very good fittings and are worth every dime.

well i already ordered a few of them, i will run them for little while until i get some more, where did you get your parker fittings at

that's okay bro. it's not like they're just going to crack and pop! haha.

i get mine from my in-state store,

Mike there can get them for you, or if you can find a big rig supply store, or a store dedicated just for fittings, they will carry the heavy duty parker PTCs.

alright thanks man