[Shop-talk] Brass fittings (hopefully solved)

[Steve Hammatt, Mount Vernon WA USA]

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.
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| Karl
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