Wow , never heard of that. I've built,tuned and driven 3 TADs and 2 Q8 dragsters and have made many hoses and have never had a problem getting them to seal. I only used KB fittings that were hard anidozied and I don't think you want rub that off because then the alky will attack the aluminum.


Ever heard of Ken Veney? Been around a long time. He currently runs a 3 Alcohol Hemi (converting to 4) Pulling Tractor and does not put a new AN line on the thing until it has been lapped! The man does not do things for the sake of just doing them.

If you think about it the alcohol should not make contact with the fitting in the sealing area where the anodizing will be removed except on disassembly. I dont beleive he's using alcohol anyway.

I have never had a problem either and I have Earl's on my car. Just thought I'd try to help the dude out!