So here is the latest. I took the whole system out again, tank and lines. My short steel line from the tank downwards has each end with a rather well done double flare, if I do say so myself. Still the upper fitting was leaking. You can see on the first picture the stain from above the cab floor. The ends of the copper line have good single flares. My memory is that I annealed the copper before flaring, but now with everything removed again I annealed the flared ends again hoping that will allow a better fit. Anyway, with the tank out and resting in its proper position in the free, I reattached the outlet tube with a sealed end, then filled the tank about a quarter to check for leaks. I have already done this once before, found no leaks, than installed it all only for the leak to reappear at the bottom of the tank. So the tank did not leak, again, out in the free. Then, after emptying the tank,I reinstalled the short tube with a blue gasket cement on the fittings. The tank went back into the cab, the petcock went back into place with the blue gunk on the fittings, and finally the copper line went back in. Admire the pictures. The tank has a few gallons back in it now and no leaks yet, but I haven't started it yet. Because of an unoriginal original tank, it has taken about a year to get the new tank into place and a whole sack of frustration. Karl
It may not be the easy way, but it is the Cowboy Way - Ranger Doug Beware of the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world. - Ben Okri 1953 Chevy 3100 1960 Volvo PV 544 1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe
