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Also forgot to mention I don’t have line wrenches. I’m going slow and steady with open ended wrench here. Do you really think these are needed?
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Eh, the fittings are really soft and strip easy. That's why you use them.Also forgot to mention I don’t have line wrenches. I’m going slow and steady with open ended wrench here. Do you really think these are needed?
That look on your face is cause that gray s*** is still there. I had same experience at Mudraks, asked him and he said just do it till it don't leak. Neighbor had a flared fuel line on his model A that 15 guys couldn't get to not leak, had to start with new parts. I like to barley dress the corner where the flat transitions to slope on the brass pieces as it lets flare slide better IMO. do it evenly and carefully and if you look at inside of flare after first tightening you can see how much and where that shoulder is biting into flare if you don't see a slight line where that shoulder contacts thats a good match on the slope of fitting and flare, if you see a slight line where shoulder is contacing it should go all the way around if it isn't dress that shoulder. and by dress I mean a slight buff with sonething to chamfer that radius a bit. . If one side of that shoulder is biting and the other aint touchin thats yer issue. Try when alomst tight and you can still rotate hose/hardline a bit, I mean snug, rotate the hardline back and forth a few times , should be smooth but with some tightness, then suck er down.
To be fair, that is a really odd ball size. My 25 year old 16mm line wrench looks like brand new LOLFuuuuuu!!!! Cannot believe that harbor freight sells this set of line wrenches with the 16mm not included!!!
It’s over for today. Dead stop. Going to drink….
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