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Old 04-11-2008, 11:03 PM   #8
Nachtmensch
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Originally Posted by Def View Post
There should be less than a 1/16"(width of your fingernail) gap between the ferrule(red thing) and nipple(blue thing). WD-40 works great for lubricating the hose while you're screwing it together. When you get some skillz and lose the n00b status you can do them without scratching the fittings pretty quickly.
so what if, hypothetically, there isnt that gap? is there any harm done if the fittings are snugged up (not cranked down) against each other?

this is my first time really using these. and being my fuel line, i dont need it failing on me.
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