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    Sure, but 13/16" fits well.<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/13/2023 9:37 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rct2bnc@aol.com">rct2bnc@aol.com</a>
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        sans-serif;">Bob,
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        <div>I think that SU fittings are Whitworth size wrench
          sizes...not 13/16". And you can strip out the threads in the
          cast fuel bowl lids.</div>
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        <div>Ben Cohen</div>
        <div>BN1, BN7, BJ8</div>
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              From: Bob Spidell <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"><bspidell@comcast.net></a><br>
              To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
              Sent: Mon, Mar 13, 2023 9:12 am<br>
              Subject: Re: [Healeys] Leaky Banjo Fittings at Carbs<br>
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              <div dir="ltr">Are the washers brown or black? I believe
                the brown ones are the <br clear="none">
                original type and the black ones are being proffered by
                some suppliers <br clear="none">
                and may be slightly undersized. I usually, if I think of
                it, soak them <br clear="none">
                in WD-40 for an hour or so before installing, and
                re-torque them after a <br clear="none">
                day or so because they do take a set. I torque them
                'elbow-tight*' with <br clear="none">
                a 13/16" half-inch socket and wrench (fits the bolt head
                well). It would <br clear="none">
                be difficult, but not impossible to strip the threads on
                a banjo fitting <br clear="none">
                as they're coarse (you'd likely strip the carb or pump
                threads, not the <br clear="none">
                bolt).<br clear="none">
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                * Torque settings : finger-tight, wrist-tight,
                elbow-tight, <br clear="none">
                shoulder-tight and all-you-got tight.<br clear="none">
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                Bob<br clear="none">
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                  On 3/13/2023 8:39 AM, Harold Manifold wrote:<br
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                  > Hello,<br clear="none">
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                  > I am having a problem with leaky banjo
                  fittings on my HD6 carburetors. <br clear="none">
                  > The leaks are at the banjo washers. The washers
                  are new and all <br clear="none">
                  > surfaces are clean and smooth.<br clear="none">
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                  > I would appreciate any suggestions on how to
                  solve the leaks. Should <br clear="none">
                  > the washers be soaked in anything first? Is there
                  a recommended <br clear="none">
                  > sealant? Is there a maximum torque for the banjo
                  bolts?<br clear="none">
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                  > Thanks.... Harold<br clear="none">
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