<VV> Fwd: New fuel lines in engine bay

[Hugo Miller]

They should only be nipped up lightly in order to seal.

On 2019-06-04 20:41, Steven J. Serenska via VirtualVairs wrote:
>> I decided that since several of the line nuts were boogered up that 
>> I would just buy new lines with the nuts from Clarks.?I know that I 
>> should be able to spin on all the nuts most of the way by hand,Now, 
>> question is, when it comes time to wrench on them, how tight is too 
>> tight??BTW??I have the proper wrenches.?
>
> Ralph:
>
> One thing you don't want to do is over tighten them.  I did that once
> and I managed to cause the flared end of the line to crack underneath
> the nut.   The crisp smell of fresh gasoline flooding the engine
> compartment gets your attention like nothing else...
>
> I would concur with Frank D: "one good grunt".  I.e., tighten it by
> hand and then something like a quarter turn after that with the
> wrench.   I'm interested to hear others' thoughts on this.
>
> Also: You didn't say whether this is for a 95/110 or a 140, but the
> shorter line pieces from Clark's are relatively cheap.  I happened to
> have one of the little "L" pieces fail (Clarks C2341) so I bought an
> extra when I ordered the replacement. I keep it in glove compartment
> just so I won't get stranded again.
>
> Steven J. Serenska
> Bristol, RI
> '65 Monza Convertible, 110/4
> '66 Corsa Coupe, 140/4, extra Clark's C2341 in the glovebox
>
>
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