Warchild
Benevolent Dictator
Initial inspections of the opening made by removing the fuel pump suggested that there is no possible way to get a hand in there to work a stubby wrench on the inside capture nut - that nut needs a fair mount of torque.
So I headed over to Ernie's place in Portland for him to just braze the fitting on.
When I arrived, we both thought it was a good idea to at least attempt the tried-n-true stat-o-seal approach, before committing to brazing. Ernie has super-long sausage-fingers compared to me, so why not give it a go? He stepped drilled that perfect 14mm opening, and working in a flex-head 3/8" socket driver, he almost had it, but he just could not seat the 20mm deep socket.
Turns out it was a 6-pt socket, which offered restrictive opportunities to bite at the capture nut. I suggested we try a 12-pt 13/16" standard-depth socket - once we tried that, boom, done in 5 minutes!
Leak free, aroma free... and absolutely no sealant of any kind:
The beauty of these clampless fittings can't be overstated. These are perfect for incredibly tight working area like this naked race-bike:
"Gates 4219BG Barricade Fuel Line is not meant for fuel-injection systems."
So I headed over to Ernie's place in Portland for him to just braze the fitting on.
When I arrived, we both thought it was a good idea to at least attempt the tried-n-true stat-o-seal approach, before committing to brazing. Ernie has super-long sausage-fingers compared to me, so why not give it a go? He stepped drilled that perfect 14mm opening, and working in a flex-head 3/8" socket driver, he almost had it, but he just could not seat the 20mm deep socket.
Turns out it was a 6-pt socket, which offered restrictive opportunities to bite at the capture nut. I suggested we try a 12-pt 13/16" standard-depth socket - once we tried that, boom, done in 5 minutes!
Leak free, aroma free... and absolutely no sealant of any kind:
The beauty of these clampless fittings can't be overstated. These are perfect for incredibly tight working area like this naked race-bike:
"Gates 4219BG Barricade Fuel Line is not meant for fuel-injection systems."
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