Brian,
The reason for the adapter is to ensure that the other end of the pipe points
in the right direction to be connected to the heater hoses. If they didn't use
the compression fitting it would be hard, especially after a couple of
removals to ensure no leaks at the water pump end. Heaven forbid you
have to play with different lengths of teflon tape to get the pipe at the right
orientation without a leak. Life's hard enough as it is.
Andy
>Brian Kemp wrote:
>
>> My questions to the wisdom of the list: Why is there both an adapter
>> and a fitting to connect the pipe to the water pump housing? Is there
>> any reason why I shouldn't do it with a single part?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Brian Kemp
>> 72 TR6
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