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[TR] Fuel Tank connection

Subject: [TR] Fuel Tank connection
From: greg at gelhar.com (greg at gelhar.com)
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:38:08 -0400
References: <C9E15C24D7214F5888498781B590BB06@bboffice> <9cd6c7692a3ae1ee81460bef04cde431.squirrel@email.accountsupport.com> <004301ccffab$cc636be0$0301a8c0@randall>
I would like to know more about the tubing nuts and ferrules used on
Triumphs. I have a home machine shop and could make repairs if I only knew
the dimensions. Anyone have a better link to this info?

Greg G

>
> Thanks for the link, Greg.
>
> Oddly enough, though (perhaps because it is for medium to high pressure
> hydraulic fittings), it doesn't include the fittings used on the TR3 fuel
> system.  The TR3 tank fitting is a "reverse compression" fitting.  I
> forget
> the threads offhand, but they are (deliberately) not standard bolt or pipe
> threads.
>
> But I have no idea what Bill's Healey would have.
>
> -- Randall

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