<VV> Flare nut wrench size

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Frank, no pipe wrneches? No vise grips? Channel Locks? Water pump pliers? 
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Chuck S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank DuVal via VirtualVairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Flare nut wrench size


> I'm with Dennis on this. Get a 1" wrench to hold, loosen and tighten the 
> big carb nut.
>
> If you want to get clever, cut a slot (slightly larger than 1/4") in the 
> box end of a 1" combination wrench and then you have a big 1" flare nut 
> wrench. I have one of these, but usually just use the open end of a 1" 
> combination wrench.
>
> Frank DuVal
>
>
> On 9/2/2014 8:36 PM, Dennis Pleau via VirtualVairs wrote:
>> There no bolts on a Corvair or another piece of equipment that requires a
>> 'Crescent' Wrench.  I was famous for saying this when I was an Equipment
>> Engineer at the world's largest semiconductor manufacture.  Every one of 
>> our
>> technicians had every proper wrench, but many of them usually chose to 
>> round
>> off bolts with 'Crescent' wrenches.
>>
>> My usual serenade, was 'you are working on a piece of equipment that cost
>> more than twice the cost of a Royals Royce, would you like the mechanic
>> working on you car to use the proper wrench or a 'Crescent' wrench?
>>
>> dp
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: VirtualVairs [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of
>> Sethracer--- via VirtualVairs
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 4:43 PM
>> To: thesuperscribe at yahoo.com; virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> Subject: Re: <VV> Flare nut wrench size
>>
>> I read Dennis' reply. Basically, Tom, to get to the filter, you will have 
>> to
>> remove the big nut. But to remove the big nut, the fuel line must be
>> removed,  and pulled back. And that fuel line should be backed off first, 
>> to
>> preserve  the integrity of the fuel lines On a 140 motor, both the 
>> primary
>> and secondary fuel lines must be removed from the big nuts, to replace
>> either filter. (Unless you want to start disassembling lots of tubes and
>> fittings.) The  big nut is best held in place by a large "Crescent" 
>> wrench,
>> while the flare-nut wrench - Dennis mentions a 7/16" - loosens and 
>> retreats
>> the SAE inverted flare nut, mounted on the fuel line. Then you can use 
>> the
>> large Crescent wrench to remove the big nut. Reverse order to install.
>> Tighten that big nut first tight but carefully into the Carb body before
>> inserting the line  nut. On a 140 start both line nuts into the large 
>> nuts
>> before tightening down  either one. - Seth
>
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