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Re: How tight for a brass nipple? Eureka Jim #1218741 05/26/2017 3:51 AM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,286 Virginia 5 52Carl Renaissance Man
52Carl Renaissance Man 5 Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,286 Virginia	No Teflon tape should be used. It does nasty things to the tiny holes in the carburetor. 1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition \| 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
How tight for a brass nipple?	Eureka Jim	05/25/2017 12:38 AM
Re: How tight for a brass nipple?	52Carl	05/25/2017 1:08 AM
Re: How tight for a brass nipple?	Jim Sears	05/25/2017 3:31 AM
Re: How tight for a brass nipple?	bartamos	05/25/2017 4:15 AM
Re: How tight for a brass nipple?	DaveMcK38	05/25/2017 3:05 PM
Re: How tight for a brass nipple?	klhansen	05/25/2017 7:29 PM
Re: How tight for a brass nipple?	Eureka Jim	05/25/2017 9:46 PM
Re: How tight for a brass nipple?	52Carl	05/26/2017 3:51 AM
Re: How tight for a brass nipple?	klhansen	05/26/2017 4:40 AM
Re: How tight for a brass nipple?	fixite7	02/27/2021 3:30 PM
Re: How tight for a brass nipple?	bartamos	05/27/2017 1:12 AM
Re: How tight for a brass nipple?	fourspeedwagon	05/29/2017 4:32 PM
Re: How tight for a brass nipple?	52Carl	05/30/2017 2:02 AM
Re: How tight for a brass nipple?	fixite7	02/20/2021 10:05 PM
Re: How tight for a brass nipple?	EdPruss	02/21/2021 4:14 AM
Re: How tight for a brass nipple?	Phak1	02/21/2021 2:56 PM
Re: How tight for a brass nipple?	Eureka Jim	02/21/2021 6:23 PM

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