I'm really not trying to pick a fight with you. In the 35 years I've been wrenching, I've seen a lot of stuff go wrong. You get to the point where you want to do it right the first time so you don't have to do it over. You have your method and you stand by it, and that is admirable. I disagree with your method and there is nothing wrong with that. Through this discussion, hopefully the original poster will make up his own mind. I guess we can agree to disagree.
BTW, I have plenty of 33033's on the shelf. A hose end is still different from a flare end.
