[Mgs] Whitworth Flare Nut Wrench?

[Tom McCay - Classic-Car-World Ltd]

Hi John, we list these on our website. Please see the following link:

http://www.ccw-tools.com/Draper-Tools/Elora/Elora-Spanners/Elora-Flare-Nut-Spanners/c-1-1856-1857-1863-3826/

Kindest Regards

Tom
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Washingborough Road, Heighington, Lincoln, LN4 1RE. 01522 888178 (Tel) 0870 
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mgmagnette at aol.com>
To: <mgs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 2:33 AM
Subject: [Mgs] Whitworth Flare Nut Wrench?


> Anyone ever seen a source for Whitworth flare nut wrenches?  Regular 
> whitworth
> wrenches are all over ebay, but not flare nut wrenches.  Thinking perhaps 
> the
> brits have another word for flare nut wrench and that's why I can't find 
> them?
> I have an old XJS that has Whitworth brass compression fittings in the 
> fuel
> system.  The brass nut rounds off before the ferrule has a chance to 
> deform
> the tube.  I've elminated most of these stupid compression fittings, but 
> there
> are two into the gas tank that cannot be removed without welding the tank.
>
> -John
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