Re: Special Fuel Inlet Tool Available for Sixpack?
[Re: floyd]
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08/25/11 05:29 PM
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Nothing special about that wrench, it's a common 15/75 degree open-end wrench, all the tool makers offer them.... probably even Harbor Freight.
The Holley inlet fitting is 1".
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Re: Special Fuel Inlet Tool Available for Sixpack?
[Re: floyd]
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08/25/11 05:38 PM
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I haven't seen any others that thin. I think the idea is you can use two wrenches (1" and 1/2") when tightening/loosening the fule lines. After looking at my carbs, it's unlikely that would work anyway. It's too tight a fit in there. I'm checking to see if this might work: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...AAQ:MOTORS:1123
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Re: Special Fuel Inlet Tool Available for Sixpack?
[Re: floyd]
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08/25/11 05:44 PM
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FWIW back when I ran a sixpack I would replace the inlet fittings for ones that had a second smaller set of wrench flats so taking the fuel lines apart was easier... Some of the older Holley fittings had the 1" hex and a 11/16 hex which worked great...
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Re: Special Fuel Inlet Tool Available for Sixpack?
[Re: floyd]
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08/25/11 06:29 PM
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I haven't seen any others that thin. I think the idea is you can use two wrenches (1" and 1/2") when tightening/loosening the fule lines.
After looking at my carbs, it's unlikely that would work anyway. It's too tight a fit in there. I'm checking to see if this might work:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...AAQ:MOTORS:1123
This wrench is sold by a member of the board, looks like it would work fine .
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Re: Special Fuel Inlet Tool Available for Sixpack?
[Re: hemi71x]
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08/26/11 03:49 PM
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Took an old wrench and ground it down to fit
NS1AAR
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Re: Special Fuel Inlet Tool Available for Sixpack?
[Re: ns1aar]
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08/26/11 04:27 PM
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Took an old wrench and ground it down to fit
Yeah, but that's the easy way.
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Re: Special Fuel Inlet Tool Available for Sixpack?
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08/27/11 12:18 AM
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We make & sell a thin, heat-treated 1" wrench specifically for this application. Less expensive than anyone else's, too. $22.00 + $3.00 shipping. Got tired of trying to wrangle a wrench between my Holley & the firewall on my racecar and garfing up the fittings, bowls & firewall. You can PM me here, or email me directly at topside340@yahoo.com, or look me up on ebay as seller name "topside340", if you want one.
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Re: Special Fuel Inlet Tool Available for Sixpack?
[Re: topside]
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08/27/11 01:13 PM
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That's. Cool wrench. I changed over to the an lines. Pricey fix lol
It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.
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I converted several of mine to AN fittings and SS lines just for that reason, the big fittings in the carbs. still will come lose sometimes 
BTW, DO NOT loctite those fittings 
Real six pak fuel bowls are to hard to come by 
