Re: LJJ's 1947 2126 7 Passenger Sedan
Posted by HH56 On 2014/8/17 22:29:06
Someone has butchered the fitting by cutting the actual flare end off. Yours should be rounded like this example.
Your choices now would be to try and duplicate whatever they had adapted. Not sure what is available in Australia but possibly there is a pipe to flare adapter similar to the one shown available so you can use the new tube. The old flex tube that had been adapted must have had something like a pipe thread.
Otherwise, I think it would be find another correct solder on Packard item and redo per original or cut that damaged piece off completely and do the inverted flare directly on the tubing. Packard changed to that type connection during the 23rd series. You would need a flaring tool, tubing nut, and the later hose assy if you did that.
One other possibility is a thick O ring or beveled washer if the fitting end is flat and a suitable sized one could be found rated for use with gasoline.
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Your choices now would be to try and duplicate whatever they had adapted. Not sure what is available in Australia but possibly there is a pipe to flare adapter similar to the one shown available so you can use the new tube. The old flex tube that had been adapted must have had something like a pipe thread.
Otherwise, I think it would be find another correct solder on Packard item and redo per original or cut that damaged piece off completely and do the inverted flare directly on the tubing. Packard changed to that type connection during the 23rd series. You would need a flaring tool, tubing nut, and the later hose assy if you did that.
One other possibility is a thick O ring or beveled washer if the fitting end is flat and a suitable sized one could be found rated for use with gasoline.
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