Thread: Compression Fittings for steel fuel line

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Oh, I see now--your using an adapter to an adapter so you don't have to flare the tube??

You could also just slide the hose over the tube and use hose clamps-----




Take a look at Earl's fittings Number EAR165008-------------------AN-8 male to 1/2 tube

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Oh, I see now--your using an adapter to an adapter so you don't have to flare the tube??
You could also just slide the hose over the tube and use hose clamps-----
Take a look at Earl's fittings Number EAR165008-------------------AN-8 male to 1/2 tube

I agree that the single Earl's fitting is a preferred method to the two fittings together, but using the two fittings is no different from hooking two AN female hoses together with an AN male/male union as opposed to making up a longer hose. You have three fittings for the joint vs two. I wouldn't worry a minute with the fittings Mark picked being secure. Now using the 1/2" steel hard line vs the braided stainless Glenn suggests? I'd lean toward the hose, simply because the line is going to tend to rust over time, regardless how you may coat it.