fuel pickup tube fitting

[gahunter706]

Wasn't sure where to post this but it is for a Johnson outboard so I will post it here. I have a 12 gallon Attwood style portable tank that the plastic pickup tube fitting broke on, and am having trouble finding a replacement. This tube has 1/4" NPT threads on the male and female sides, and all the fittings I am finding have a 3/8" NPT male threads and 1/4" NPT female threads. Any suggestions on where to find one would be great. The motor is a mid 90s Johnson 130 if it matters. Thanks.

 

[F_R]

Sounds like you need a good hardware store and go to the brass fittings section for a 3/8-1/4 adapter fitting.

 

[gahunter706]

I thought about that but all of the fittings I am finding are made for a 3/8 pickup tube, which I don't think will fit through an adapter.

 

[F_R]

I guess I'm not understanding exactly what the problem is. Picture???

 

[gahunter706]

It is a fitting similar to this, but plastic, and is cracked in half. It has 1/4 male threads to screw into the tank and 1/4 female threads for the fuel line fitting to screw into. All of the fittings I am finding online have 3/8 threads to screw into the tank.

 

[iggyw1]

Take a look at Amazon. They are selling the exact pickup tube you have in the photo you posted They include the tube and the fitting on both. They have two sizes, one to 24 " long for $19.93 and the other to 12"long for $19.01. They can be cut to size, and they both are set up to go into a 1/4" hole. (They have 1/4" NPT threads). They are also both aluminum, just like the photo you posted.