Brief Description: Start working the fuel lines (28-03)
Ok, I've never worked with aluminum tubing or NPT fittings before, so I was a little nervous about starting the fuel lines. I watched some videos, read up on it and then cut off one end and gave it a try. It seemed to work fine, so I tried it again...no problem. Now on to the real thing. I slid on the nut and the sleeve and made the flare. I had read about how it's hard to get the bend as close as the template, but I pushed the sleeve up to the flare and tucked it under the bender and made my first bend. It turned out nice and is just a little on the long side. So I will need to compensate when I go to make my 3rd bend (the 15° bend) to get it in the right spot. Plus I took the opportunity to show everyone at home that I had just completed my first fitting...you can imagine that they did not share my enthusiasm for this major milestone.
practice piece for flaring
first official flare and bend
Matches the drawing fairly close...just a little long
