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Re: Fuel Line Fitting
« Reply #15 on: April 27, 2020, 01:53:41 PM »
We're talking about this adapter right?
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Re: Fuel Line Fitting
« Reply #16 on: April 27, 2020, 01:57:15 PM »
We're talking about this adapter right?

Yes, thank you.
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Re: Fuel Line Fitting
« Reply #17 on: April 27, 2020, 02:01:40 PM »
Thank you Bob, I will look at it.

    Greg I have a few original spares , I'll send you one.
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Re: Fuel Line Fitting
« Reply #18 on: April 27, 2020, 02:10:18 PM »
Randy-Not for me, as there is one on 071 but, for the sake of posterity, can you share any information that would identify this part?  If not a part number, perhaps you could determine the external thread that goes into the carb and the internal thread that receives the fuel line fitting?
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Re: Fuel Line Fitting
« Reply #19 on: April 27, 2020, 02:21:38 PM »
  The male end is 1/8th pipe thread( tapered) the other takes a 5/16ths flared tube end. It is actually a common fitting .
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Re: Fuel Line Fitting
« Reply #20 on: April 27, 2020, 02:45:05 PM »
  The male end is 1/8th pipe thread( tapered) the other takes a 5/16ths flared tube end. It is actually a common fitting .
    Randy

+1. I actually bought at a hardware store, to add to Randy's comments the internal thread that receives the fuel line fitting is 1/2"-20.
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Re: Fuel Line Fitting
« Reply #21 on: April 27, 2020, 04:32:19 PM »
  The male end is 1/8th pipe thread( tapered) the other takes a 5/16ths flared tube end. It is actually a common fitting .
    Randy
To add- the original ones many times had the metal stamp of the " W" mfg trademark for Weatherhead .   
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Re: Fuel Line Fitting
« Reply #22 on: April 27, 2020, 05:17:18 PM »
My "lightbulb" just switched "on".  If I'm not mistaken, the same fittings are used in the lower tanks of radiators for C-4's to accept the cooling lines.
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Re: Fuel Line Fitting
« Reply #23 on: April 27, 2020, 05:31:37 PM »
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Re: Fuel Line Fitting
« Reply #24 on: April 27, 2020, 06:07:23 PM »
My "lightbulb" just switched "on".  If I'm not mistaken, the same fittings are used in the lower tanks of radiators for C-4's to accept the cooling lines.
Taught me something today.Thanks. :)
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Re: Fuel Line Fitting
« Reply #25 on: April 27, 2020, 07:17:21 PM »
My "lightbulb" just switched "on".  If I'm not mistaken, the same fittings are used in the lower tanks of radiators for C-4's to accept the cooling lines.

The fitting that is used in the carburetor is probably brass (?) whereas the fittings that are installed in the radiator (from the factory) are steel-you know, the rusty ones.

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Re: Fuel Line Fitting
« Reply #27 on: April 27, 2020, 07:58:21 PM »
The transmission cooler fittings that I was referring to are on a "66 radiator which look EXACTLY like the pictured fitting. The factory fittings that I have in my radiator are steel (or extremely magnetic brass).

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Re: Fuel Line Fitting
« Reply #28 on: April 27, 2020, 08:05:42 PM »
OldGuy is right.  They look the same but the radiator ones are steel.  The radiator tanks are brass but the fittings are steel. Hmmmmm.
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Re: Fuel Line Fitting
« Reply #29 on: April 28, 2020, 12:41:29 AM »
Ahh haa ,yes they should be brass. Oh well the hardware store is easy too.
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