I have the aluminium washers for the trunk tank and bulkhead washers. Are they reusable? Or do I need to source new?
iirc I used some old ones from the carb kits I’ve got laying around no leaks
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I know that the copper ones will harden from being used so they don’t “crush” a second time and will leak. I don’t know if the Aluminum ones do the same thing or not. They are pretty cheap so it might be worth the price to just get new ones.
I think they harden even more but a one time reuse should be fine. I reused the ones on the float bowl connection when I cleaned the filter and these don’t leak at all.
I would definitely replace and tighten very well. I don’t think the rear bulkhead fitting is very accessible once the IRS is installed.
Oh…sh** !!! Was there a washer on the suspension side? I was talking about the banjo to the fitting in the trunk.
It’s been 22 years since I saw that connection on my '64 so I may be getting senile but I know the rear end of that long run has to terminate somehow at the metal fitting that passes through the boot floor. I thought it was with a banjo bolt.
The fitting under the car is a flare. The fitting inside the boot is a banjo.
It’s a compression fitting and might even be accessible with the IRS in place but it’s hidden in a pocket
What ever you try make sure make sure it’s clean
You can pressurize the line with air and brush soapy water on it
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Is that also the case for the earlier Tygon line? I recall hammering fittings into line but I thought they were all banjo type.
I meant to annotate my photo as being from a series 2, with steel line under the car, but forgot. I don’t know if the earlier cars are similar
1965 is similar - earlier cars I don’t know.