[Shop-talk] Brass fittings (finally solved)

[Steve Hammatt, Mount Vernon WA USA]

Finally found the correct 5/16" SAE flare-to-flare 90 degree elbow.
Weatherhead and Parker don't offer them in their product line, but
Aeroquip does.  Found a steel version at my local hydraulic hose
shop.  Thanks everyone for your assistance.

Steve Hammatt
Mount Vernon WA USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Hammatt, Mount Vernon WA USA" <gsteve at hammatt.com>
To: <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Brass fittings (hopefully solved)


| Actually it's not an easy to find common fitting.  Especially
| since I'm now back home and in the shop and
| confirmed that my soft copper tubing size is 5/16"
| (as confirmed by my clamp vice portion of my flaring tool).
|
| None of the manufacturer's websites that
| I've found so far make a 5/16" version; 1/4" and 3/8" yes, but
| no 5/16".  They make SOME other fittings, including a
| flare-to-flare swivel straight connection in 5/16", but not the
| 5/16" elbow.  Since I'm committed by my existing tubing AND even
| more so by the 5/16" fitting on the carb seat fitting that I'm
| attempting to utilize, then apparently I'll have to mickey-mouse
| all sorts of adapters to accomplish my task of eliminating a large
| loop in the gravity-feed fuel line or possibly rotate the Carter
| BB-1 carb 180 degrees!
|
| Steve Hammatt
| Mount Vernon WA USA
| ----- Original Message ----- 
| From: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek at ameritech.net>
| To: "Steve Hammatt Mount Vernon WA USA" <gsteve at hammatt.com>;
| <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
| Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 9:28 AM
| Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Brass fittings (hopefully solved)
|
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|| I bet you can find this at the nearest NAPA or plumbing supply right
| now.
|| Home Dipstick or Lowe's, etc. too.  It's a common fitting.
||
|| Karl
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