Fluid coupling and method of assembly

摘要

A fluid coupling assembly 100 which is capable of interconnecting an oil cooler 26 disposed within a radiator header 12 with an oil line 130 terminating outside of said header. The coupling assembly includes a female fitting 106 which is capable of being brazed about a port in an oil cooler, the female fitting being provided with a threaded aperture which receives the externally threaded end of a male fitting 104. The male fitting is provided with an outwardly extending portion which is adapted to bear against one surface of a header wall, the female fitting 106 bearing, through a compressible washer 108, against the other surface of the wall 54. The male fitting is further provided with a circumferential groove in a cylindrical end portion which is capable of having a quick coupler 102 connected thereto. The quick coupler can be initially screwed onto the threaded end of an oil line 130.