[urq] Fuel Fitting enigma

[Bares, Vittorio]

http://www.fragolaperformancesystems.com/

Vittorio -

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From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
On Behalf Of Cody Forbes
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 1:18 PM
To: Ben Swann
Cc: <es2 at audifans.com>; urq at audifans.com; <quattro at audifans.com>;
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Subject: Re: Fuel Fitting enigma

I can't do much for research since I'm without a pc currently, but  
there's a company somewhere in new England called fragola that MAKES  
custom fittings. I've had custom metric to AN done by them before.

Also try Pegasus, I think Pegasus.com, they have tons of special  
fittings.

-Cody
Sent from my iPod

On Apr 2, 2009, at 11:13 AM, "Ben Swann" <benswann at verizon.net> wrote:

>
> I have searched now for days for what should be a trivial part.  I  
> am trying to mate
> fuel rail from 200Q20V to Coupe Q with formerly 7A engine.  Most of  
> the other Audis all
> have two fuel connections to and from the tank that are 14mm X 1.5  
> "inverted" flare or
> ball flare.  In this case however, one line is 16mm x 1.5 same type  
> of fitting.  It is
> the type shown  here:
http://web.mit.edu/kcedrone/www/mefi/plumbing_ID.pdf 
>   but the NUT
> is  M16x1.5 thread instead of 14mm.
>
> I was hoping to find a single fitting to minimize connections - a  
> fitting that would
> adapt the 16mm fitting to the 14mm line to the fuel rail.  The  
> fitting would have a 16mm
> X1.5 inverted flare (female) on one side and a 14mm x 1.5 male  
> flare  on the other.
>
> The closest solution I have found so far is a 16mm Female metric  
> with O-ring to -6 AN.
> I'd then have to convert back to 14mm flare using no less than 3  
> fittings in-between or
> having to make up a custom line.  None of this will be as slick or  
> safe as the nice
> braided SS factory lines with single adaptor in between.
>
> I looked at many of the good sources that were provided and really  
> not finding an
> obvious solution.  There is probably a shop that handles esoteric  
> Bosch fittings like
> what I'm looking for.  I must have 100's of different adaptors in my  
> bins and even one
> that is close - only it is 14mm female, not 16mm.  Some other  
> adaptors I have are
> flat-faced or tube, so don't think this is ideal for a positive seal.
>
> Without going into further details, I'm hoping someone has an ideal  
> fitting I'm looking
> for or knows where to get one.
>
> Help!
>
> Ben
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