JarJarBlinks
Cadet
- Joined
- Apr 20, 2009
- Messages
- 22
Hi,
I recently purchased a Moeller 19 gallon fuel tank from the iBoats store to install in a 17' ski boat I own. I have been running around for the past few days gathering everything I need to get this done but I am having some serious trouble finding something.
I need to find the fitting that threads into the fuel withdraw port.
I brought it to a NAPA store and we spent some time at the brass fittings section looking for the proper fitting. We tried a bunch of different ones and couldn't find anything that works. The best we could come up with is a 1/4 NPT fitting but it just wouldn't thread in right. The fitting would jam up after about a single turn. Jammed like when you are threading a metric nut onto a imperial bolt. The NAPA guy there said that maybe the threads were buggered and that I should run a tap through it. I dont like the idea of having to tap a fitting on a brand new fuel tank.
Is there some special fitting I should be using or should I just force a 1/4 NPT fitting into it or should I just tap it? What should I do iBoaters?
http://www.iboats.com/18_Gallon_Per...2186180--**********.382382309--view_id.361861
I recently purchased a Moeller 19 gallon fuel tank from the iBoats store to install in a 17' ski boat I own. I have been running around for the past few days gathering everything I need to get this done but I am having some serious trouble finding something.
I need to find the fitting that threads into the fuel withdraw port.
I brought it to a NAPA store and we spent some time at the brass fittings section looking for the proper fitting. We tried a bunch of different ones and couldn't find anything that works. The best we could come up with is a 1/4 NPT fitting but it just wouldn't thread in right. The fitting would jam up after about a single turn. Jammed like when you are threading a metric nut onto a imperial bolt. The NAPA guy there said that maybe the threads were buggered and that I should run a tap through it. I dont like the idea of having to tap a fitting on a brand new fuel tank.
Is there some special fitting I should be using or should I just force a 1/4 NPT fitting into it or should I just tap it? What should I do iBoaters?
http://www.iboats.com/18_Gallon_Per...2186180--**********.382382309--view_id.361861