Lawrie,
Thanks for the suggestion to file slightly the flare. I will try that
with the new hoses.
After I sent the inquiry to the list, I telephoned Moss to ask about
this. The service rep, whose name I did not record, could not have been
nicer. Asked if I had compared threads per inch on the male thread,
which I had done, then he said that he would go out into the warehouse
and test their 180-840 hoses with the #311-420 nut and with the #181-040
pipe to be sure they threaded OK before shipping. That is thoughtful
service, and much appreciated by me.
Bob
On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:39:28 -0700 "Lawrie Alexander"
<Lawrie@Britcars.com> writes:
> Bob,
>
> We've installed six of these hoses in the last few weeks with no
> problems noted.
>
> One thing about the metal pipe being difficult to thread into the
> new rubber hose: Often we've found that the flared end of the metal
pipe has
> "belled" out from being aggressively tightened into place in the old
hose. It
> pulls out of the old hose with apparent ease but, in fact, it is being
> forced past the female threads of the hose. In order to get it into the
new hose
> and get the threads started, it is necessary to lightly file the o.d.
of the flare
> so that it will push in far enough to allow the first thread of the
tube-nut to
> start into the threads of the rubber hose. This is something not unique
to
> T-series hoses - we've experienced this many times on all types of
cars.
>
> Lawrie
> British Sportscar Center
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